TABLE 1.  TOTAL AND AVERAGE FAMILY EXPENDITURES FOR MEDICAL CARE: 1997 AND 2000

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                                                          Medical Care Expenditures
              Expenditure Group                  At Current Prices   |     At 1997 Prices
                                                 Total       Average |   Total       Average
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2000
     Medical Care                              34,630,519      2,660   28,385,671      2,180
       Drugs and Medicines                     16,085,226      1,292   13,184,611      1,059
       Hospital room charges                    8,344,267      5,874    6,839,563      4,815
       Medical charges                          7,521,702      2,028    6,165,330      1,662
       Dental charges                             759,873        676      622,847        554
       Contraceptives                              86,534        223       70,929        183
       Other medical goods and supplies         1,203,927        180      986,825        148
       Other medical and health services          628,991        247      515,566        202

1997
     Medical Care                              30,449,072      2,323   30,449,072      2,323
       Drugs and Medicines                     14,900,215      1,166   14,900,215      1,166
       Hospital room charges                    6,892,646      4,648    6,892,646      4,648
       Medical charges                          6,230,152      1,419    6,230,152      1,419
       Dental charges                             754,240        516      754,240        516
       Other medical goods and supplies         1,193,116        169    1,193,116        169
       Other medical and health services          478,704        139      478,704        139

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Source:  1997 and 2000 Family Income and Expenditures Survey
         Income and Employment Statistics Division
         Household Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines
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