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Table 2 Distribution of household income quintile by rural and urban areas (N = 792)

From: Catastrophic health expenditure of cancer patients at the end-of-life: a retrospective observational study in China

Monthly household income

Urban area (n = 195)

Rural area (n = 597)

N

%

Mean (US$b)

n

%

Mean (US$)

Quintile 1a

42

21.54

88.45

150

25.13

29.73

Quintile 2

40

20.51

287.30

93

15.58

75.75

Quintile 3

35

17.95

524.24

125

20.94

142.87

Quintile 4

44

22.56

882.49

112

18.76

276.85

Quintile 5

34

17.44

2127.63

117

19.60

879.69

Total

195

100.00

742.17

597

100.00

273.52

  1. US$ United States dollars
  2. aQuintile 1 is the poorest and quintile 5 is the wealthiest
  3. bBased on a currency exchange rate of the 6.6423 yuan to US$1.00 in 2016