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Table 4 Additional number of people who would be in income poverty when household income is adjusted for household healthcare expenditure

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

Actual number of people in income poverty

Number of people in income poverty, adjusted for healthcare costs

Additional number of people in poverty

2006

1,187,000

1,328,000

141,000

2007

1,392,000

1,545,000

153,000

2008

1,371,000

1,524,000

153,000

2009

1,388,000

1,549,000

161,000

2010

1,424,000

1,639,000

215,000

2011

1,410,000

1,617,000

207,000

2012

1,436,000

1,658,000

222,000

2013

1,408,000

1,607,000

199,000

2014

1,302,000

1,587,000

285,000