India - Survey on Morbidity and Health Care: NSS 60th Round, Schedule 25, January 2004 - June 2005

Items 24 to 28: sources of finance for meeting the expenses in item 23: These items are meant for recording the particulars of how the total expenditure incurred by the household on account of hospitalisation of its members (including those deceased) during the last 365 days was met. The financing of the total expenditure of the household recorded against item 23 is to be recorded. The major sources of finance are listed against items 24 to 27. The part of the expenditure that was not met by any of the sources listed in items 24 to 26 will be recorded against item 27, i.e. 'other sources'. These items are self-explanatory. The total of all these sources of finance will be given in item 28 which would match with the entry in item 23.