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Table 3 Incidence and intensity of catastrophic expenditure for different thresholds

From: Catastrophic out-of-pocket payments for households of people with severe mental disorder: a comparative study in rural Ethiopia

Sample

Threshold

Overshoot at 10%

Mean positive overshoot at 10%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

40%

As a proportion of total consumption

 HH of a person with SMD

42.7

20.3

16.5

12.1

4.5

1.2

1.9

9.7

 HH without a person with SMD

41.7

15.6

15.4

12.0

2.6

0.0

1.2

7.6

Sample

Threshold

Overshoot at 40%+

Mean positive overshoot at 40%+

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

40%

As a proportion of capacity to pay

 HH of a person with SMD

89.6*

74.3

65.7

62.2

48.3

32.2**

6.7*

21.2

 HH without a person with SMD

80.8

65.2

57.5

52.3

38.2

18.2

2.9

15.9

  1. HH: household
  2. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01