Table 1 Summary statistics from consumption survey, 2011–12 and health survey, 2014.

From: Assessing the impact of measurement error in household consumption on estimates of catastrophic health expenditure in India

Variable

Consumption Survey, 2011–12

Health Survey, 2014

Number of households

101,651

65,932

Average Households size

4.42

4.51

%Urban

31.25

32.56

%SC/ST

27.95

27.83

%Hindus

83.04

82.35

Median Age

25

26

Sex Ratio

935

942

Number of questions on consumption

346

1

MPCE (₹) [95% CI]

1772 [1762–1784]

1625 [1615–1635]

Adjusted MPCE at 2014 prices [95%CI]

2153 [2139–2166]

1625 [1615–1635]