A Comparative Analysis of Out-Of-Pocket Expenditure on Health among Socio-Economic Groups-A Case Study in Mysore District Saritha H D1, Dr. Mahesha M.2 1Research Scholar, Department of Studies in Economics and Co-operation, Manasagangothri, University of Mysore, Mysuru 2Professor, Department of Studies in Economics and Co-Operation, Manasagangothri, University of Mysore, Mysuru Online published on 7 October, 2019. Abstract The objective of this study is to examine the pattern of health expenditure among socio-economic groups in Mysore district and to compare health expenditure and status of health and to analyze the affect of health expenditure on household standard of living. The data used in this study were collected through by issuing the structured questionnaire to the households in Mysore district. Analysis includes descriptive statistics, cross tabulation and chi-square tests which are done with the help of SPSS 14.00 software. Findings of the research reveal that out-of-pocket health expenditure has a significant effect on the standard of living of households among socio-economic groups and there is no difference in health care services among socio-economic groups and there is no significant association between health expenditure and socio-economic groups in Mysore district. Top Keywords Health expenditure, Out-of-pocket health expenditure, Public Health expenditure “The health of the nation is more important than the wealth of nation”. Top |
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