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Table 1 Mean total household out of pocket expenditure on healthcare costs; healthcare practitioners; medicines, pharmaceuticals, alternative medicines; and private health insurance, 2006–2014

From: Out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure in Australia: trends, inequalities and the impact on household living standards in a high-income country with a universal health care system

Year

n

Mean

Std Error of Mean

Total healthcare expenditure

 2006

6265

3133

90

 2007

6265

3065

50

 2008

6324

3158

55

 2009

6362

3073

52

 2010

6390

3192

75

 2011

6409

3162

61

 2012

6421

3129

48

 2013

6429

3198

53

 2014

6429

3199

51

Expenditure on healthcare professionals

 2006

6265

1188

31

 2007

6265

1195

29

 2008

6324

1221

30

 2009

6362

1152

32

 2010

6390

1213

35

 2011

6409

1241

46

 2012

6421

1113

28

 2013

6429

1122

31

 2014

6429

1099

30

Expenditure on medicine, pharmaceuticals and alternate medicine

 2006

6265

703

77

 2007

6265

607

20

 2008

6324

590

18

 2009

6362

589

14

 2010

6390

560

10

 2011

6409

563

11

 2012

6421

570

12

 2013

6429

575

14

 2014

6429

544

12

Expenditure on private health insurance

 2006

6265

1242

22

 2007

6265

1263

23

 2008

6324

1348

29

 2009

6362

1331

26

 2010

6390

1418

59

 2011

6409

1358

24

 2012

6421

1447

25

 2013

6429

1500

27

 2014

6429

1557

28