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Table 4 Median values of willingness to accept and willingness to pay for informal care (US$ per month)

From: The value of informal care in the context of option B+ in Malawi: a contingent valuation approach

Characteristics

Frequency

Willingness to Accept

Willingness to Pay

Male

66

38

13

Female

27

30

13

p-value

 

0.218

0.1682

Rural

77

25

13

Urban

16

50

21

p-value

 

0.0320

0.0001

Care Recipient in Perfect HRQoL

48

30

13

Care recipient in Imperfect HRQoL

45

34

13

p-value

 

0.5613

0.8713

Carer in Perfect HRQoL state

56

28

13

Carer in Imperfect HRQoL state

27

38

13

p-value

 

0.9551

0.8430

Lower socioeconomic status

47

25

13

Higher socioeconomic status

46

38

15

p-value

 

0.0932

0.0462

All Observations

93

30 (17.5, 56.3)

12.5(7.5,25)**

  1. Note: ** p-value for difference between WTA and WTP = 0.000Exchange rate at time of survey: 1 USD = MK400