Descriptive statistic for local entire GDP/per capita GDP levels, per capita income/deposited income compared with hospital charges by category for 2002 in NHAR (source: references [13], [17]).

%1 indicates the outcome of a comparison of health care expenditure/hospital charges with per capita income;%2 indicates the outcome of a comparison of health care expenditure with per capita deposited income;#Mean values for Zhongwei, Tongxin and Haiyuan counties with low per capita GDP plus Xiji county with the lowest per capita GDP in south NHAR.§Projected costs for a poor farmer from a rural area seeking inpatient healthcare at different public hospitals. The gap between income and hospital payment accounted for 163% of per capita income and 1800% of deposited income if the farmer sought inpatient treatment at a local county hospital; it accounted for 208% of per capita income and 2285% of deposited income if treatment was sought in Guyuan, and 318% of per capita income and 3495% of deposited income if sought in Yinchuan.