From: Decomposing inequality in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services in Nepal
Variables | Elasticities | Concentration indices | Explained Contribution | Percentage Contribution | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2011 | 2016 | 2011 | 2016 | 2011 | 2016 | 2011 | 2016 |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
    15 to 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
    25 to 34 | -0.0292 | -0.0066 | 0.0554 | 0.0596 | -0.0016 | -0.0004 | 0.9853 | 0.7771 |
    35 to 49 | -0.0094 | -0.0028 | -0.3179 | -0.1541 | 0.0030 | 0.0004 | -1.8091 | -0.8541 |
Wealth Index | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
    Poorest | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
    Poorer | -0.0215 | -0.0123 | -0.3108 | -0.3787 | 0.0067 | 0.0046 | -4.0620 | -9.2123 |
    Middle | -0.0471 | -0.0269 | 0.1155 | 0.0482 | -0.0054 | -0.0013 | 3.3105 | 2.5768 |
    Richer | -0.0630 | -0.0382 | 0.5062 | 0.4723 | -0.0319 | -0.0181 | 19.4075 | 35.8287 |
    Richest | -0.0652 | -0.0504 | 0.8446 | 0.8364 | -0.0551 | -0.0422 | 33.5147 | 83.6958 |
Sex of Household Head | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
    Male | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
    Female | -0.0076 | -0.0179 | -0.0075 | -0.0432 | 0.0001 | 0.0008 | -0.0346 | -1.5335 |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
    Others | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
    Married | 0.0985 | 0.0993 | 0.0014 | 0.0008 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | -0.0840 | -0.1576 |
Place of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
    Urban | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
    Rural | 0.0384 | 0.0059 | -0.0645 | -0.1959 | -0.0025 | -0.0012 | 1.5069 | 2.3119 |
Ecological zones | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
    Mountains | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
    Hills | 0.0657 | 0.0492 | -0.176 | -0.1321 | -0.0116 | -0.0065 | 7.0341 | 12.9009 |
    Terai | 0.0931 | 0.1089 | 0.1949 | 0.1667 | 0.0181 | 0.0181 | -11.0467 | -36.0087 |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
    Hindu | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
    Buddhist | 0.0184 | -0.0001 | -0.1071 | 0.0092 | -0.0020 | 0.0000 | 1.1999 | 0.0021 |
    Muslim | 0.0003 | 0.0015 | 0.0926 | 0.2103 | 0.0000 | 0.0003 | -0.0143 | -0.6302 |
    Kirat | 0.0026 | -0.0010 | -0.1267 | -0.0943 | -0.0003 | 0.0001 | 0.1981 | -0.1927 |
    Christian | 0.0011 | -0.0013 | 0.1535 | -0.0078 | 0.0002 | 0.0000 | -0.1056 | -0.0208 |
Mother’s Education |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
    No education | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
    Primary | -0.0298 | 0.0050 | -0.0892 | -0.1789 | 0.0027 | -0.0009 | -1.6198 | 1.7823 |
    Secondary | -0.0659 | -0.0109 | 0.3281 | 0.0791 | -0.0216 | -0.0009 | 13.1501 | 1.7096 |
    Higher | -0.0297 | -0.0185 | 0.6935 | 0.4413 | -0.0206 | -0.0082 | 12.5361 | 16.1830 |
Partner’s Education |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
    Uneducated | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
    Educated | -0.1545 | 0.0328 | 0.0892 | 0.0417 | -0.0138 | 0.0014 | 8.3895 | -2.7152 |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
    Not working | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
    Working | -0.0003 | -0.0534 | -0.1265 | -0.1406 | 0.0000 | 0.0075 | -0.0208 | -14.8842 |
Distance | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
    Not a problem | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
    Problem | 0.0221 | -0.0484 | -0.2056 | -0.1572 | -0.0045 | 0.0076 | 2.7663 | -15.0967 |
No. of children | 0.1852 | 0.1044 | -0.1212 | -0.0813 | -0.0225 | -0.0085 | 13.6654 | 16.8412 |
Explained Contributions | Â | Â | Â | Â | -0.1624 | -0.0470 | 98.8676 | 93.3035 |
Residual | Â | Â | Â | Â | -0.0019 | -0.0034 | 1.1324 | 6.6965 |
CI | Â | Â | Â | Â | -0.1643 | -0.0504 | 100 | 100 |