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Table 4 Monthly mean expenditures (purchases) of Greek households, 1982–1994

From: Advances in oral health knowledge of Greek navy recruits and their socioeconomic determinants

Year

1982

1988

1994

Household Expenditures

Euro

%

Euro

%

Euro

%

 

Euro

%

Euro

%

Euro

%

Foodstuffs

47,28

33,9

121,00

29,9

237,05

27,8

Alcohol & tobacco

4,05

2,9

13,62

3,4

30,74

3,6

Clothing & footwear

18,35

13,1

58,01

14,3

90,46

10,6

Housing, Water Supply, Fuels & Lightning

16,18

11,6

41,32

10,2

100,77

11,9

Durable domestic goods

13,57

9,7

36,65

9,1

71,05

8,4

Education & recreation

8,06

5,8

27,43

6,8

61,24

7,2

Transportation & Communications

15,91

11,4

47,07

11,6

125,56

14,7

Several goods and services

7,30

5,2

30,11

7,4

67,54

7,9

Health & personal care

8,94

6,4

29,48

7,3

67,07

7,9

Health (alone):

      

Hospitals

1,16

17,16

3,12

15,00

7,79

16,16

Doctors

2,13

31,58

7,03

33,84

13,46

27,92

Dentists

2,15

31,79

0,01

34,00

16,55

34,33

Medications

1,31

19,46

3,57

17,16

10,41

21,59

Total for Health

6,76

100,00

20,78

100,00

48,26

100,00

GRAND TOTAL

139,63

100

404,68

100

851,49

100

  1. Sources : a) National Statistical Service of Greece. Household expenditure survey, 1981–82. Athens, Republic of Greece, 1983, b) National Statistical Service of Greece. Household expenditure survey, 1987–88. Athens, Republic of Greece, 1989, c) National Statistical Service of Greece. Household expenditure survey, 1993–94. Athens, Republic of Greece, 1995.