Table 4 Summary measures of inequality in PFHIS for ordered dimensions between men and women in selected states in NFHS-4, 2015–16 and NFHS-5, 2019–21
| Â | NFHS-4 | NFHS-5 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women | Men | Women | Men | |||||
ACI | RCI | ACI | RCI | ACI | RCI | ACI | RCI | |
Age | ||||||||
 Andhra Pradesh | 2.98 | 4.37 | 0.31 | 0.42 | 4.57 | 6.44 | 1.05 | 1.27 |
 Karnataka | 0.49 | 2.97 | 0.49 | 2.17 | 0.49 | 8.08 | 0.14 | 2.10 |
 Kerala | 1.22 | 3.52 | 0.84 | 3.41 | 1.84 | 4.37 | 1.05 | 2.47 |
 Tamil Nadu | 1.34 | 3.65 | 1.71 | 4.62 | 2.14 | 7.78 | 2.74 | 6.53 |
 Telangana | 2.23 | 3.92 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 3.56 | 5.95 | 0.27 | 0.41 |
Education | ||||||||
 Andhra Pradesh | -5.48 | -8.05 | -3.21 | -4.40 | -5.57 | -7.84 | -2.58 | -3.12 |
 Karnataka | -1.28 | -7.82 | -1.40 | -6.22 | 0.11 | 1.77 | -0.51 | -7.78 |
 Kerala | -2.49 | -7.21 | -2.34 | -9.54 | -2.90 | -6.89 | -1.99 | -4.69 |
 Tamil Nadu | -1.79 | -4.90 | -1.18 | -3.20 | -2.35 | -8.55 | -1.70 | -4.05 |
 Telangana | -6.95 | -12.23 | -3.74 | -5.58 | -5.97 | -9.98 | -1.55 | -2.30 |
Wealth quintile | ||||||||
 Andhra Pradesh | -5.64 | -8.28 | -4.94 | -6.77 | -3.42 | -4.81 | -1.87 | -2.26 |
 Karnataka | -2.73 | -16.61 | -3.22 | -14.33 | 0.45 | 7.52 | -1.41 | -21.71 |
 Kerala | -5.46 | -15.78 | -5.01 | -20.42 | -6.03 | -14.36 | -5.87 | -13.84 |
 Tamil Nadu | -1.34 | -3.67 | -0.94 | -2.55 | -2.27 | -8.26 | -1.85 | -4.41 |
 Telangana | -7.64 | -13.46 | -5.23 | -7.79 | -5.40 | -9.02 | -2.55 | -3.79 |