Table 6 Decomposition analysis of the drivers of socioeconomic inequalities relative to adult reported child hunger in South Africa Wave (1–5)
Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elasticity | Concentration Index | Contribution (%) | Elasticity | Concentration Index | Contribution (%) | Elasticity | Concentration Index | Contribution (%) | |
Employment status | 0,008 | 0,090 | -2,055 | 0,002 | 0,094 | -0,890 | 0,000 | 0,000 | 0,000 |
Residence status | -0,003 | 0,017 | 0,117 | 0,030 | 0,051 | -6,354 | 0,020 | 0,041 | -2,019 |
Race | -0,055 | 0,141 | 21,113 | -0,081 | 0,120 | -40,339 | -0,193 | 0,125 | 60,739 |
Socioeconomic Status (SES) | -0,084 | 0,400 | 91,545 | -0,077 | 0,401 | 127,775 | -0,069 | 0,328 | 56,563 |
Dwelling Type | 0,010 | -0,239 | 6,771 | -0,006 | -0,222 | -5,217 | 0,018 | -0,275 | 12,485 |
Electricity access | -0,035 | -0,012 | -1,109 | 0,062 | -0,010 | 2,669 | -0,074 | -0,012 | -2,233 |
Piped-water access | 0,013 | -0,036 | 1,236 | 0,028 | -0,034 | 3,913 | 0,022 | -0,041 | 2,222 |
Respondent's Education Level | -0,034 | 0,028 | -2,555 | -0,074 | 0,031 | 9,594 | -0,031 | 0,026 | -2,081 |
Gender | 0,037 | -0,015 | -1,552 | 0,009 | -0,023 | 0,810 | 0,057 | -0,051 | -7,242 |
Household size | 0,037 | -0,025 | -2,510 | 0,019 | -0,017 | 1,374 | 0,016 | -0,073 | 2,890 |
Respondent’s age | 0,035 | 0,023 | -2,180 | 0,028 | 0,024 | -2,730 | 0,054 | 0,016 | -2,205 |
Residuals | -8,423 | 9,396 | 5,852 | ||||||
Wave 4 | Wave 5 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elasticity | Concentration Index | Contribution (%) | Elasticity | Concentration Index | Contribution (%) | |
Employment status | -0,001 | 0,110 | 0,271 | -0,013 | 0,117 | 2,999 |
Residence status | -0,013 | 0,041 | 1,227 | 0,033 | 0,042 | -2,742 |
Race | -0,096 | 0,118 | -26,624 | -0,073 | 0,134 | 19,136 |
Socioeconomic Status (SES) | -0,109 | 0,390 | 120,751 | -0,144 | 0,387 | 109,031 |
Dwelling Type | 0,015 | -0,222 | 7,805 | 0,019 | -0,208 | 7,621 |
Electricity access | -0,059 | -0,015 | -2,087 | -0,078 | -0,014 | -2,152 |
Piped-water access | 0,000 | -0,038 | -0,027 | -0,018 | -0,040 | -1,427 |
Respondent's Education Level | -0,041 | 0,025 | 2,339 | 0,008 | 0,030 | -0,449 |
Gender | 0,021 | -0,032 | 1,568 | 0,051 | -0,038 | 3,824 |
Household size | 0,061 | -0,010 | 1,468 | 0,072 | 0,000 | -0,048 |
Respondent’s age | 0,010 | 0,013 | -0,292 | -0,070 | 0,009 | 1,261 |
Residuals | -6,400 | 1.216 | ||||