Table 11 Decomposition of the Rural-Urban Differential in Utilisation of Health Care among Elderly Population in India (2017-18) using (a) rural coefficients and (b) urban coefficients as reference
(a) Rural coefficients (reference) | Coefficient | % | P > |z| |
Total Difference (Rural - Urban) | −0.071 | ||
Explained Difference | −0.028 | 39.30% | |
Unexplained Difference | −0.043 | 60.70% | |
Contribution from rural-urban differences in: | |||
Age | 0.0008 | −1.07 | 0.41 |
Sex | 0.0012 | −1.65 | 0.49 |
Social Group | −0.0025 | 3.47 | 0.234 |
Marital Status | 0.0002 | −0.27 | 0.916 |
Religion | 0.0002 | −0.24 | 0.608 |
Education | −0.0176*** | 24.85 | 0.004 |
Economic Dependence | −0.0003 | 0.46 | 0.542 |
Economic Status | −0.0060 | 8.52 | 0.322 |
Household Size | 0.0001 | −0.16 | 0.778 |
Living Arrangement | −0.0020 | 2.88 | 0.211 |
Health Insurance | −0.0002 | 0.21 | 0.656 |
Region | −0.0016** | 2.21 | 0.021 |
(b) Urban coefficients (reference) | |||
Total Difference (Rural - Urban) | −0.071 | ||
Explained Difference | −0.02 | 35.07% | |
Unexplained Difference | −0.05 | 65.03% | |
Contribution from rural-urban differences in: | |||
Age | 0.0051** | −7.16 | 0.033 |
Sex | 0.0003 | −0.47 | 0.786 |
Social Group | −0.0025 | 3.59 | 0.563 |
Marital Status | −0.0007 | 1.05 | 0.688 |
Religion | −0.0005 | 0.68 | 0.183 |
Education | −0.0049 | 6.93 | 0.37 |
Economic Dependence | 0.0003 | −0.37 | 0.618 |
Economic Status | −0.0189* | 26.76 | 0.053 |
Household Size | −0.0016 | 2.21 | 0.284 |
Living Arrangement | −0.0002 | 0.32 | 0.749 |
Health Insurance | −0.0003 | 0.42 | 0.311 |
Region | −0.0007 | 1.04 | 0.23 |