Medicare Beneficiaries Out-of-Pocket Spending on Health Care by Race/Ethnicity, 2007

Race/Ethnicity Mean Total Out-of-Pocket Spending Median Total Out-of-Pocket Spending Out-of-Pocket Spending as a Percentage of Income (Median)
White $4,870 $3,340 17.2%
Black $2,837 $1,744 13.7%
Hispanic $2,303 $1,090 8.6%
Other $2,538 $1,531 9.5%