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Table 6 Decomposition of CI for no postnatal checkup

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

        

    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

        

    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

        

    Male

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    Female

-0.0076

-0.0179

-0.0075

-0.0432

0.0001

0.0008

-0.0346

-1.5335

Marital Status

        

    Others

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    Married

0.0985

0.0993

0.0014

0.0008

0.0001

0.0001

-0.0840

-0.1576

Place of residence

        

    Urban

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    Rural

0.0384

0.0059

-0.0645

-0.1959

-0.0025

-0.0012

1.5069

2.3119

Ecological zones

        

    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

        

    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

        

    Not working

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

    Working

-0.0003

-0.0534

-0.1265

-0.1406

0.0000

0.0075

-0.0208

-14.8842

Distance

        

    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

    

-0.1624

-0.0470

98.8676

93.3035

Residual

    

-0.0019

-0.0034

1.1324

6.6965

CI

    

-0.1643

-0.0504

100

100