Table 1
Average household out-of-pocket expenditures on health care (2009 dollars), by household income quintile, Canada excluding territories, 1997 to 2009

Table 1
Average household out-of-pocket expenditures on health care (2009 dollars), by household income quintile, Canada excluding territories, 1997 to 2009
Table summary
This table displays the results of Average household out-of-pocket expenditures on health care (2009 dollars). The information is grouped by Household income quintile (appearing as row headers), Year, 1997 to 2009 % change, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009 (appearing as column headers).
Household income quintile	Year							1997 to 2009 % change
	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009
	$
Q1 (lowest)	631	676	700	753	794	892	1,030	63^Note *^Note †
Q2	1,172	1,284	1,317	1,375	1,564	1,725	1,644	40^Note *^Note †
Q3	1,448	1,570	1,676	1,746	1,867	1,937	1,973	36^Note *^Note †
Q4	1,664	1,834	1,901	2,040	2,139	2,269	2,258	36^Note *^Note †
Q5 (highest)	2,007	2,049	2,260	2,380	2,737	2,792	2,964	48^Note *
Note * significant change over time Return to note * referrer Note † significantly different from Q5 (highest income quintile) Return to note † referrer Source: 1997 to 2009 Survey of Household Spending.

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