Gender Disparity in Health and Food Expenditure in India among Elderly

Table 1

Components of household expenditure in India in 1999-2000 and 2007-2008.

Components	Household expenditure (percent)		Household expenditure on elderly (percent)
	1999-2000	2007-2008	1999-2000	2007-2008
Food	59.2	27.3	39.5	25.8
Nonfood	40.1	66.2	59.6	69.2
Health	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.8
Education	0.3	5.9	0.2	4.2
Total	100	100	100	100