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Table 2 Mean differences in expenditure according to shock status

From: Out- Of- Pocket health expenditure and household consumption patterns in Benin: Is there a crowding out effect?

Variables

Full sample

 

Exposure to health shock

 
 

No

Yes

t-test (Mean Diff)

Obs

Mean

Obs

Mean1

Obs

Mean2

Health expenditure

14,952

80,190

12,021

68,000

2931

130,000

-6.3e + 04***

Education expenditure

14,952

67,796

12,021

71,000

2931

53,000

1.9e + 04***

Food expenditure

14,952

450,995

12,021

460,000

2931

430,000

3.0e + 04***

Cereal

14,952

0.961

12,021

0.959

2931

0.970

-0.011***

Fruit

14,952

0.0804

12,021

0.0880

2931

0.0500

0.038***

Meat

14,952

0.277

12,021

0.294

2931

0.205

0.089***

Fish

14,952

0.713

12,021

0.717

2931

0.699

0.018*

Milk

14,952

0.225

12,021

0.242

2931

0.153

0.089***

Edge

14,952

0.156

12,021

0.169

2931

0.102

0.067***

Alcohol expenditure

14,952

10,091

12,021

10,000

2931

10,000

-103.1

Clothing expenditure

14,952

32,443

12,021

34,000

2931

27,000

7276.682**

Transport & Communication

14,952

148,677

12,021

150,000

2931

130,000

2.4e + 04***

Housing expenditure

14,952

48,559

12,021

54,000

2931

27,000

2.7e + 04***

Other expenditure

14,952

177,087

12,021

180,000

2931

160,000

16,000

  1. Source: Authors, 2023