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Table 5 Oaxaca-type decomposition of change for inequality in level of healthcare utilization, 2004-2011

From: Inequity in level of healthcare utilization before and after universal health coverage reforms in China: evidence from household surveys in Sichuan Province

 

Elasticities 2011*(Ckt-Ckt-1)

Ckt-1*(Elasticities 2011-Elasticities 2004)

Elasticities 2004*(Ckt-Ckt-1)

Ckt*(Elasticities 2011-Elasticities 2004)

Decomposed Change

Ln annual housheold income per capita

−0.004

0.000

−0.004

0.000

−0.005

Chronic sickness or disability

−0.004

−0.001

−0.003

−0.002

−0.005

Acute sickness past 30 days

0.000

0.003

−0.002

0.005

0.004

Gender (women versus men)

0.000

0.003

0.003

−0.001

0.002

Age

−0.001

0.016

−0.005

0.020

0.015

Age square

−0.001

−0.015

−0.001

−0.015

−0.016

Urban versus rural

−0.001

−0.020

0.003

−0.024

−0.021

Marital status

0.000

−0.003

−0.003

0.000

−0.003

Single, never married

0.002

−0.005

−0.002

−0.001

−0.003

Married

−0.002

0.002

−0.001

0.001

0.000

Educational level

0.031

−0.047

0.124

−0.140

−0.016

No school or incomplete primary

0.008

−0.053

0.090

−0.135

−0.045

Primary

0.007

0.000

0.013

−0.006

0.007

Junior secondary

0.016

0.006

0.022

0.001

0.022

Employment

0.025

0.006

0.081

−0.050

0.031

Agricultural work

0.026

0.000

0.075

−0.049

0.026

Odd work

0.003

0.000

0.003

0.000

0.003

Retired

−0.005

0.006

0.004

−0.003

0.001

Not in labor force

0.001

0.001

−0.001

0.002

0.002

Insurance type

0.007

0.040

0.053

−0.006

0.047

Public or urban workers insurance

0.036

0.001

0.034

0.003

0.037

Urban residents insurance

−0.020

0.026

0.000

0.005

0.005

Other insurance

−0.009

0.011

−0.002

0.005

0.002

No insurance

0.000

0.002

0.022

−0.019

0.003

Total

0.052

−0.019

0.246

−0.213

0.033

  1. The base categories for explanatory variables are divorced/separated, senior secondary or higher education, non-agricultural work, Insurance from village/new rural cooperative