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Figure 3.28 Percentage of households with catastrophic health expenses, 2003, 2008 and 2011

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Source: Qun Meng, Ling Xu, Yaoguang Zhang, Juncheng Qian, Min Cai, Ying Xin, Jun Gao, Ke Xu, J Ties Boerma, Sarah L Barber, ‘Trends in Access to Health Services and Financial Protection in China Between 2003 and 2011: a Cross-sectional Study’, The Lancet, 3 March 2012, Volume 379, Issue9818, Pages 805–814

Figure 3.28
According to NHSS data, about 12 to 14 per cent of households had catastrophic health expenses every year during 2003–2011, while households in rural areas and western and central provinces were more likely to have catastrophic health expenses. Relatedly, households in rural areas and western and central provinces reported higher rates of self-discharge from hospital for financial reasons, and these households normally spent a higher portion of their living expenditures on health.

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