Table 1

Change in mean patient co-payments by funding model and age 2001/02-2004/05

Type
Age
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
Change 2001/02-2002/03
Change 2002/03-2003/04
Change 2003/04-2004/05
Change Whole Period 2001/02-2004/05

Access
0–5
0.50
0.44
0.33
0.46
-0.06 (-12%)
-0.11 (-25%)
0.13 (39%)
-0.04 (-8%)


6–17
9.27
10.10
8.34
7.41
0.83 (9%)
-1.76 (-17%)
-0.93 (-11%)
-1.86 (-20%)


18–24
19.47
19.49
15.02
15.00
0.02 (0%)
-4.47 (-23%)
-0.02 (0%)
-4.47 (-23%)


25–44
21.01
20.69
16.40
16.57
-0.32 (-2%)
-4.29 (-21%)
0.17 (1%)
-4.44 (-21%)


45–64
21.56
21.43
17.13
16.99
-0.13 (-1%)
-4.30 (-20%)
-0.14 (-1%)
-4.57 (-21%)


65+
17.82
18.66
16.25
14.59
0.84 (5%)
-2.41 (-13%)
-1.66 (-10%)
-3.23 (-18%)

Interim
0–5
1.32
1.51
1.92
2.57
0.19 (15%)
0.41 (27%)
0.65 (34%)
1.25 (95%)


6–17
15.01
16.07
17.02
17.07
1.06 (7%)
0.95 (6%)
0.05 (0%)
2.06 (14%)


18–24
29.69
31.13
32.68
33.13
1.44 (5%)
1.55 (5%)
0.45 (1%)
3.44 (12%)


25–44
30.77
32.43
34.04
35.66
1.66 (5%)
1.61 (5%)
1.62 (5%)
4.89 (16%)


45–64
30.36
31.42
32.80
34.17
1.06 (3%)
1.38 (4%)
1.37 (4%)
3.81 (13%)


65+
23.61
24.85
26.12
21.18
1.24 (5%)
1.27 (5%)
-4.94 (-19%)
-2.43 (-10%)

Cumming et al. Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2008 5:24   doi:10.1186/1743-8462-5-24