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Table 6 Consumption inequity ratios in rural Rajasthan in 2004–05 and 2009-10*

From: The national employment guarantee scheme and inequities in household spending on food and non-food determinants of health in rural India

Item

Inequity ratio (95% confidence interval)

Percent change

2004-05 (N = 3541)

2009-10 (N = 2583)

All items

1.35 (1.27 - 1.42)

1.31 (1.24 - 1.38)

−2.7

All food items

1.35 (1.30 - 1.39)

1.21 (1.15 - 1.26)

−10.4

  Cereal foods

1.12 (1.09 - 1.15)

1.09 (1.03 - 1.14)

−3.0

  Non cereal food items

1.45 (1.39 - 1.51)

1.26 (1.19 - 1.32)

−13.4

    Milk/fruit related products

1.81 (1.72 - 1.90)

1.40 (1.29 - 1.51)

−22.8

All non-food items

1.34 (1.20 - 1.48)

1.43 (1.33 - 1.53)

6.7

  Medical care

0.99 (0.94 - 1.05)

1.28 (1.00 - 1.56)

28.3

  Education

1.81 (1.36 - 2.27)

3.30 (2.95 - 3.66)

82.1

  1. *Computed from NSSO’s consumer expenditure survey in 2004–05 and 2009–10.