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Table 4 Elasticities, concentration indices, and contributions of determinants to wealth-related inequality for full immunization status in India in 2005–06 and 2015–16

From: Change in full immunization inequalities in Indian children 12–23 months: an analysis of household survey data

Determinants of full immunization

2005–06

2015–16

Elasticity

Concentration Index

Contribution

Percent contribution

Elasticity

Concentration Index

Contribution

Percent Contribution

Gender: Female

−0.05*

−0.04

0.00

0.56%

−0.02

0.01

0.00

−0.11%

Birth order (ref: First)

2.83%

1.93%

 Second

0.11

−0.08

− 0.01

−0.24%

0.08*

−0.01

0.00

−0.62%

 Third

−0.01

−0.02

0.00

0.19%

−0.08***

−0.01

0.00

0.90%

 Fourth

−0.07

−0.01

0.00

0.10%

−0.08***

−0.01

0.00

0.52%

 Fifth or greater

−0.21**

−0.05

0.01

2.78%

−0.11***

−0.01

0.00

1.13%

Religion (ref: Hindu)

−0.08%

−0.15%

 Muslim

0.01***

−0.04

0.00

−0.08%

0.02***

−0.02

0.00

−0.29%

 Other

0.04

0.00

0.00

> 0.01%

0.04***

0.00

0.00

0.14%

Caste (ref: general)

2.67%

0.01%

 SC/ST

−0.29

−0.03

0.01

2.70%

−0.27

0.00

0.00

−0.31%

 OBC

0.00

−0.05

0.00

−0.02%

0.06

0.01

0.00

0.32%

Wealth quintile (ref: Poorest)

6.78%

10.62%

 Poorer

−0.25

0.03

−0.01

−1.96%

−0.25***

0.02

0.00

−3.35%

 Middle

0.11***

0.05

0.01

1.38%

0.10***

0.02

0.00

1.28%

 Richer

0.34**

0.03

0.01

2.90%

0.38***

0.02

0.01

6.12%

 Richest

0.53***

0.03

0.02

4.45%

0.51***

0.02

0.01

6.57%

Maternal education (ref: no education)

9.03%

7.30%

 Incomplete primary

−0.03***

0.02

0.00

−0.13%

−0.07***

0.01

0.00

−0.42%

 Complete primary

0.00***

0.02

0.00

0.01%

−0.04***

0.01

0.00

−0.21%

 Incomplete secondary

0.35***

0.08

0.03

8.20%

0.14***

0.04

0.01

4.50%

 Complete secondary

0.10***

0.01

0.01

0.25%

0.13***

0.01

0.00

1.02%

 Higher

0.17***

0.02

0.00

0.70%

0.27***

0.01

0.00

2.41%

Antenatal care (ref: no visits)

13.08%

38.46%

 Insufficient (i.e., < four visits)

−0.18***

0.24

−0.04

−12.01%

−0.16***

0.08

−0.01

−9.99%

 Sufficient (i.e., ≥ four visits)

0.51***

0.18

0.09

25.09%

0.38***

0.16

0.06

48.45%

Geographic setting: Rural

−0.49

0.03

−0.01

−3.97%

− 0.50***

0.05

− 0.02

−18.41%

Difficulty reaching a health facility (ref: no problem)

4.95%

8.45%

 Not a big problem

−0.07

−0.01

0.00

0.12%

−0.04**

−0.01

0.00

0.44%

 Big problem

−0.35*

−0.05

0.02

4.83%

−0.29***

−0.04

0.01

8.01%

Region (ref: Central)

−5.15%

14.32%

 East

−0.22***

0.14

−0.03

−8.46%

−0.32***

0.06

−0.02

−14.53%

 North

0.11***

0.02

0.00

0.66%

0.15***

0.01

0.00

1.11%

 Northeast

−0.01

0.00

0.00

> 0.01%

−0.03***

−0.01

0.00

0.12%

 South

0.15***

0.04

0.01

1.54%

0.20

0.00

0.00

0.61%

 West

0.10***

0.03

0.00

1.11%

0.11***

−0.02

0.00

−1.64%

  1. *** = p-value < 0.001; ** = p-value < 0.01; * = p-value < 0.05