Table 2

Mean patient co-payments by funding model and CSC status 2001/02-2004/05

Funding Type
Age
CSC
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
N
0.74
0.66
0.49
0.7
-0.08 (-11%)
-0.17 (-26%)
0.21 (43%)
-0.04 (-5%)



Y
0.37
0.32
0.25
0.33
-0.05 (-14%)
-0.07 (-22%)
0.08 (32%)
-0.04 (-11%)


6–17
N
12.47
13.81
10.9
9.23
1.34 (11%)
-2.91 (-21%)
-1.67 (-15%)
-3.24 (-26%)



Y
7.22
7.72
6.77
6.34
0.50 (7%)
-0.95 (-12%)
-0.43 (-6%)
-0.88 (-12%)


18–24
N
23.2
24.6
17.44
17.09
1.40 (6%)
-7.16 (-29%)
-0.35 (-2%)
-6.11 (-26%)



Y
17
16.57
13.6
13.85
-0.43 (-3%)
-2.97 (-18%)
0.25 (2%)
-3.15 (-19%)


25–44
N
26.17
26.11
19.88
19.75
-0.06 (0%)
-6.23 (-24%)
-0.13 (-1%)
-6.42 (-25%)



Y
15.93
15.57
13.24
13.91
-0.36 (-2%)
-2.33 (-15%)
0.67 (5%)
-2.02 (-13%)


45–64
N
25.54
25.33
19.43
19.22
-0.21 (-1%)
-5.90 (-23%)
-0.21 (-1%)
-6.32 (-25%)



Y
16.43
16.25
14.04
14.14
-0.18 (-1%)
-2.21 (-14%)
0.10 (1%)
-2.29 (-14%)


65+
N
24.77
25
19.88
16.1
0.23 (1%)
-5.12 (-20%)
-3.78 (-19%)
-8.67 (-35%)



Y
15.8
16.65
15.03
14.08
0.85 (5%)
-1.62 (-10%)
-0.95 (-6%)
-1.72 (-11%)

Interim
0–5
N
1.64
2
2.61
3.33
0.36 (22%)
0.61 (31%)
0.72 (28%)
1.69 (103%)



Y
0.93
0.94
1.08
1.59
0.01 (1%)
0.14 (15%)
0.51 (47%)
0.66 (71%)


6–17
N
16.95
18.26
19.06
18.75
1.31 (8%)
0.80 (4%)
-0.31 (-2%)
1.80 (11%)



Y
12.5
13.26
14.43
14.91
0.76 (6%)
1.17 (9%)
0.48 (3%)
2.41 (19%)


18–24
N
32.69
35.01
36.76
37.02
2.32 (7%)
1.75 (5%)
0.26 (1%)
4.33 (13%)



Y
26.04
27.19
29.02
30.01
1.15 (4%)
1.83 (7%)
0.99 (3%)
3.97 (15%)


25–44
N
33.95
35.99
37.51
39.08
2.04 (6%)
1.52 (4%)
1.57 (4%)
5.13 (15%)



Y
24.42
25.52
27.5
29.44
1.10 (5%)
1.98 (8%)
1.94 (7%)
5.02 (21%)


45–64
N
33.17
34.3
35.57
37.04
1.13 (3%)
1.27 (4%)
1.47 (4%)
3.87 (12%)



Y
23.39
24.09
25.65
26.82
0.70 (3%)
1.56 (6%)
1.17 (5%)
3.43 (15%)


65+
N
30.99
32.21
33.01
22.84
1.22 (4%)
0.80 (2%)
-10.17 (-31%)
-8.15 (-26%)



Y
20.59
21.77
23.09
20.4
1.18 (6%)
1.32 (6%)
-2.69 (-12%)
-0.19 (-1%)

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