Table 19

Annual Out-of-Pocket Health Care Costs for Dependents

in Sedgwick County, 2001

 

Estimated out of pocket costs

Physician Office /

Clinic Visit

Prescription Medicine

Emergency Department Bills

 

Percent

Percent

percent

Less than $500

49.7

49.0

45.6

$500 - $1,500

4.3

2.5

2.1

More than $1,500

0.3

0.7

0

Don’t know / No response

2.0

3.0

6.9

No children

43.8

44.9

45.4

Total

100

100

100

Source: Sedgwick County Community Health Assessment, Telephone Survey, 2001.   (excluding health insurance premiums) N=608