In several cases, the rural poor reported selling or mortgaging land in order to cope with the costs of hospitalization (e.g. respondents 16 and 18) while some urbanites reported selling other assets:
‘‘Sister, what can people like us do? She (Respondent 3) had two gold earrings, and I had to sell off one of these. I got 1400 rupees for the earring.’’ (Spouse of respondent 3)