Table 3
Average household out-of-pocket expenditures on dental services, prescription drugs and insurance premiums (2009 dollars), by household income quintile, Canada excluding territories, 1997 to 2009

Table 3
Average household out-of-pocket expenditures on dental services, prescription drugs and insurance premiums (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 dental services. The information is grouped by Health care spending category and household income quintile (appearing as row headers), Year, 1997 to 2009 % change, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009 (appearing as column headers).
Health care spending category and household income quintile	Year							1997 to 2009 % change
	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009
	$
Dental services
Q1 (lowest)	105	98	120	129	128	140	167	60^Note *^Note †
Q2	226	260	239	205	277	322	296	31^Note *^Note †
Q3	265	331	302	319	358	385	341	29^Note *^Note †
Q4	331	366	396	417	404	424	435	31^Note *^Note †
Q5 (highest)	408	431	452	446	554	572	646	58^Note *
Prescription drugs
Q1 (lowest)	180	188	189	209	223	239	296	64^Note *^Note †
Q2	298	318	315	356	370	403	388	30^Note *^Note †
Q3	287	278	308	334	348	340	339	18^Note *^Note †
Q4	236	258	254	295	296	316	316	34^Note *^Note †
Q5 (highest)	222	206	238	261	262	250	268	21^Note *
Insurance premiums
Q1 (lowest)	117	140	163	160	202	231	222	89^Note *^Note †
Q2	261	317	366	417	460	512	497	91^Note *^Note †
Q3	399	457	573	615	617	646	722	81^Note *^Note †
Q4	526	570	670	692	753	805	786	50^Note *^Note †
Q5 (highest)	637	652	825	858	955	964	965	52^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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