Table 3 Decomposition of the rural-urban gap in under-five mortality, National Family Health Survey 2019–21
From: An update on explaining the rural-urban gap in under-five mortality in India
Variables | Coefficient | % |
|---|---|---|
Demographic Variables | ||
Sex of Child | −0.00007 | − 0.52 |
Birth Interval | −0.00115 | −8.16 |
Mother’s age at first birth | 0.00051 | 3.58 |
Socio-economic Variables | ||
Maternal education | 0.00404 | 28.57 |
Mass Media Exposure | 0.00163 | 11.48 |
Religion | 0.00035 | 2.47 |
Caste | 0.00048 | 3.39 |
Wealth Index | 0.00719 | 50.82 |
Other | ||
Region | 0.00118 | 8.37 |
Total | 0.0142 | 100.00 |
Difference (Rural-Urban) | 0.0171 | |
Percent Explained | 82.80 | |
Percent Unexplained | 17.20 | |