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Table 2 Dissimilarity index

From: Inequality in health opportunities in Indonesia: long-term influence of early-life circumstances on health

 

Estimates

95% CI

Proportion

Estimates

95% CI

Proportion

 

Underweight

Overweight

Overall

      

Dissimilarity index

0.292***

(0.265,0.318)

1.000

0.217***

(0.201,0.234)

1.000

Decomposition

      

Demography

0.075***

(0.053,0.097)

0.259

0.07***

(0.056,0.085)

0.324

Location

0.003

(-0.003,0.009)

0.011

0.005***

(0.001,0.009)

0.023

Family structure

0.033***

(0.018,0.047)

0.113

0.025***

(0.018,0.032)

0.116

Parantel health

0.111***

(0.09,0.133)

0.381

0.07***

(0.059,0.081)

0.320

Parental education

0.004

(-0.002,0.011)

0.015

0.004***

(0.002,0.006)

0.018

Living standards

0.008**

(-0.001,0.016)

0.026

0.003***

(0.001,0.006)

0.015

Housing

0.024***

(0.012,0.035)

0.081

0.016***

(0.011,0.022)

0.075

Parantal occupation

0.021***

(0.009,0.033)

0.072

0.013***

(0.008,0.019)

0.062

Healthcare access

0.012***

(0.003,0.022)

0.042

0.01***

(0.006,0.015)

0.047

 

Hypertension

Diabetes

Overall

      

Dissimilarity index

0.189***

(0.163,0.214)

1.000

0.506***

(0.398,0.614)

1.000

Decomposition

      

Demography

0.047***

(0.028,0.067)

0.249

0.039

(-0.013,0.091)

0.078

Location

0.003

(-0.004,0.011)

0.018

0.03

(-0.008,0.067)

0.059

Family structure

0.035***

(0.018,0.052)

0.184

0.198***

(0.125,0.27)

0.391

Parantel health

0.045***

(0.026,0.063)

0.236

0.028

(-0.008,0.065)

0.056

Parental education

0.003

(-0.003,0.009)

0.015

0.025

(-0.011,0.06)

0.049

Living standards

0.011**

(0.001,0.02)

0.056

0.037*

(-0.002,0.075)

0.072

Housing

0.02***

(0.006,0.034)

0.107

0.041*

(-0.005,0.087)

0.081

Parantal occupation

0.016***

(0.003,0.028)

0.083

0.073***

(0.023,0.123)

0.144

Healthcare access

0.01*

(-0.001,0.021)

0.051

0.036*

(-0.002,0.074)

0.071

  1. Note: CI=Confidence interval. A 95% confidence interval is calculated by bootstrap with 500 repetitions. * p<0.10, ** p<0.05, *** p<0.01