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This study therefore aimed to investigate the role of country of birth in explaining individual healthcare expenditure.\n <\/jats:p>\n \n Design:<\/jats:bold>\n Multilevel regression model based on individuals (first level) and their country of birth (second level).\n <\/jats:p>\n \n Setting:<\/jats:bold>\n The city of Malm\u00f6, Sweden.\n <\/jats:p>\n \n Participants:<\/jats:bold>\n All the 52 419 men aged 40\u201380 years from 130 different countries of birth, who were living in Malm\u00f6, Sweden, during 1999.\n <\/jats:p>\n \n Main results:<\/jats:bold>\n At the individual level, persons with a low income and persons living alone showed a higher healthcare expenditure, with regression coefficients (and 95% confidence intervals) being 0.358 (0.325 to 0.392) and 0.197 (0.165 to 0.230), respectively. Country of birth explained a considerable part (18% and 13%) of the individual differences in the probability of having a low income and living alone, respectively. 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