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Table 2 Out-of-pocket payments, financial burden and forgone care by income quintiles

From: Forgone care and financial burden due to out-of-pocket payments within the German health care system

Income

∑OOP payments in €

OOP payments/income in %

Forgone care in %

1. Quintile

156.25(10.39)

3.1(0.004)

8.9(0.01)

2. Quintile

215.83(25.63)

1.3(0.002)

6.2(0.01)

3. Quintile

203.67(17.4)

0.9(0.001)

5.8(0.01)

4. Quintile

206.02(17.98)

0.5(0.001)

5.4(0.01)

5. Quintile

326.24(57.34)

0.4(0.001)

1.8(0.01)

Ø

215.15(12.18)

1.2(0.001)

5.6(0.04)