Table 3 Household characteristics by catastrophic health expenditure, adults 50+ years with diabetes, China and India, SAGE Wave 1, 2007–2010
|  | China (n = 630) | India (n = 439) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-catastrophic | Catastrophic | Non-catastrophic | Catastrophic | |
N (a %) | N (a %) | N (a %) | N (a %) | |
Overall | 524 (83.2) | 106 (16.8) | 410 (93.4) | 29 (6.6) |
Diabetes medication | ||||
 No | 68 (14.1) | 11 (12.8) | 120 (26.8) | 9 (24.8) |
 Yes | 456 (85.9) | 95 (87.2) | 290 (73.2) | 20 (75.2) |
Lifestyle modification | ||||
 No | 133 (24.5) | 26 (29.7) | 179 (39.4) | 14 (41.3) |
 Yes | 391 (75.5) | 80 (70.3) | 231 (60.6) | 15 (58.7) |
Residence | ||||
 Urban | 398 (70.9)*** | 63 (50.7) | 199 (47.6) | 16 (32.6) |
 Rural | 126 (29.1) | 43 (49.3) | 211 (52.4) | 13 (67.4) |
Household wealth | ||||
 1 (Richest) | 131 (26.8)*** | 12 (8.8) | 179 (46.1) | 12 (29.5) |
 2 | 147 (27.9) | 20 (25.4) | 114 (24.7) | 6 (31.3) |
 3 | 118 (22.9) | 27 (27.9) | 58 (11.5) | 5 (11.5) |
 4 (Poorest 2 quintiles) | 128 (22.4) | 47 (37.9) | 59 (17.8) | 6 (27.7) |
Household financial status | ||||
 Very good/Good | 102 (18.9) | 13 (12.9) | 128 (33.0) | 15 (52.4) |
 Moderate | 331 (63.0) | 66 (63.1) | 202 (44.9) | 8 (27.8) |
 Very bad/Bad | 91 (18.1) | 27 (24.1) | 80 (22.2) | 6 (19.9) |
Educational attainment (household head) | ||||
 University or higher | 45 (8.7)*** | 5 (3.3) | 81 (21.5) | 7 (10.6) |
 Secondary/High school | 246 (44.1) | 37 (29.6) | 155 (41.4) | 7 (35.5) |
 Primary school or less | 233 (47.2) | 64 (67.2) | 174 (37.1) | 15 (53.9) |