Table 9

The determinants of catastrophic health payments.

Dependent variable: Presence of catastrophic health payments

N = 13,944

Logistic regression

Log household expenditures per adult equivalent

0.50**

(0.08)

Age 0-15

-1.73**

(0.17)

Age 16-25

-1.35**

(0.18)

Age 26-45

-1.51**

(0.15)

Age 46-65

-1.15**

(0.14)

Disability

0.70**

(0.25)

Chronic condition

0.79**

(0.12)

Presence of a recent mother

-0.36

(0.36)

Male

-0.12

(0.09)

NSSF

-1.98**

(0.21)

Coop

-2.23**

(0.25)

Insurance (Army)

-2.20**

(0.23)

Private insurance (employer)

0.23

(0.27)

Private insurance (own)

-1.58**

(0.37)

Private insurance (mutual)

0.98**

(0.32)

Private insurance (syndicate)

-1.62**

(0.40)

Public insurance

1.67**

(0.26)

Mount Lebanon

-0.01

(0.16)

North

-0.40⁺

(0.23)

Bekaa

-1.16**

(0.25)

South

0.77**

(0.18)

Nabatieh

1.52**

(0.26)

Source: Authors' estimate from 2004/2005 Household Survey

Salti et al. International Journal for Equity in Health 2010 9:11   doi:10.1186/1475-9276-9-11