Number of people who did not visit a health professional (e.g., doctor, nurse or allied health professional) because of costs (i.e., actual out-of-pocket payments for services).

Number of survey respondents among denominator cases who answered not having visited a health professional (e.g., doctor, nurse or allied health professional) because of costs (i.e., actual out-of-pocket payments for services) by income quintile and for all income groups.

Number of survey respondents who answered "Yes" or "No" to a survey question on whether consultation was skipped due to costs in the reference year by income quintile and for all income groups

Age and sex, direct standardisation

By income quartile and all income groups.

OECD

www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/hcqi-primary-care.htm

www.oecd.org/els/health-systems/Definitions-of-Health-Care-Quality-Outcomes.pdf