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Table 5 Decomposition analysis to show the percent contribution towards the rural-urban differential in the unmet needs

From: Rural-urban difference in meeting the need for healthcare and food among older adults: evidence from India

Characteristics

Unmet need for Food

Unmet need for Health

Coefficient

Percentage contribution (%)

Coefficient

Percentage contribution (%)

Sex

-0.00027

0.951

-0.0001

-0.247

Education

-0.0099***

34.986

0.01091***

28.203

Religion

0.00001

-0.048

-0.00026**

-0.684

Social Group

-0.00186*

6.583

-0.00255**

-6.594

MPCE quintile

-0.0008**

2.844

0.00049**

1.270

Living arrangement

-0.00094**

3.338

0.00014

0.360

Marital status

0.00158***

-5.600

-0.00003

-0.074

Household size

0.00261***

-9.241

0.0009**

2.319

Total

 

33.935

 

24.567

  1. *Significant at 10% level. **Significant at 5% level. ***Significant at 1% level
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