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

Items 8 to 15: medical expenditure for treatment by the household: The coverage and the instructions for items 8 to 19 are similar to that of items 5 to 17 of block 8. The important point is to note that the reference period for this block is the last 15 days and the medical expenditure for treatment of an ailing person will relate to the goods and services purchased/availed of (not as an inpatient of a hospital) for all the treated spells taken together for that person. For items 8 and 10, the coverage is the goods and services received from hospital only. Refer to paras 5.8.4 to 5.8.16 for detailed instructions on items 8