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Table 1 Descriptive Statistics

From: Horizontal inequity in self-reported morbidity and untreated morbidity in India: Evidence from National Sample Survey Data

 

Self-Reported Morbidity

Untreated Morbidity

NEED VARIABLES

 Age-Sex Interaction

15–29 Maleb

14.6 (0.35)

14.0 (0.34)

13.3 (0.34)

5.3(0.22)

5.2(0.22)

5.9(0.24)

0–14 Male

14.0 (0.34)

15.4 (0.36)

18.2 (0.38)

10.9 (0.31)

11.9 (0.32)

15(0.36)

30–44 Male

11.1 (0.31)

10.8 (0.31)

10.0 (0.29)

5.7(0.23)

7(0.26)

6.8(0.25)

45–59 Male

8.5(0.27)

7.4(0.26)

6.1(0.24)

10.7 (0.31)

9.8(0.30)

7.6(0.26)

60+ Male

3.4(0.18)

3.8(0.19)

3.5(0.18)

13.8 (0.34)

11.7 (0.32)

12.9 (0.33)

0–14 Female

12.4 (0.32)

13.6 (0.34)

16.6 (0.37)

10.8 (0.30)

9(0.29)

12(0.33)

15–29 Female

13.4 (0.33)

13.0 (0.33)

12.9 (0.33)

5.3(0.22)

7.7(0.27)

5.9(0.24)

30–44 Female

11.0 (0.31)

10.8 (0.31)

9.8(0.29)

5.7(0.23)

11.6 (0.32)

6.8(0.25)

45–59 Female

8.1(0.27)

7.1(0.25)

5.9(0.23)

10.7 (0.31)

13.6 (0.34)

7.6(0.26)

60+ Female

3.5(0.18)

4.0(0.19)

3.5(0.18)

14.2 (0.35)

12.4 (0.33)

13.1 (0.34)

 Duration of Illness

Less than equal to 10 daysb

   

43.9 (0.50)

44.7 (0.50)

52(0.50)

More than 10 days

   

56.1 (0.50)

55.3 (0.50)

48(0.50)

NON-NEED VARIABLES

 Marital Status

Never Marriedb

44.4 (0.49)

46.0 (0.49)

49.3 (0.49)

27.7 (0.45)

29.2 (0.45)

34.6 (0.48)

Currently Married

50.5 (0.49)

48.6 (0.49)

45.3 (0.49)

56.3 (0.50)

57(0.50)

50.4 (0.50)

Widowed/Divorced/Separated

5.2(0.22)

5.4(0.22)

5.4(0.22)

16(0.37)

13.9 (0.35)

15(0.36)

  Location

Rural

70.5 (0.45)

70.0 (0.45)

74.6 (0.43)

63.6 (0.48)

63.9 (0.48)

71.6 (0.45)

Urban

29.5 (0.45)

30.0 (0.45)

25.4 (0.43)

36.4 (0.48)

36.1 (0.48)

28.4 (0.45)

  Social Group

Othersb

26.4 (0.44)

27.6 (0.44)

31.4 (0.46)

33.9 (0.47)

31.4 (0.46)

37.1 (0.48)

Scheduled Tribe

9.1(0.28)

9.3(0.28)

8.2(0.27)

5.9(0.24)

6.5(0.25)

5(0.22)

Other Backward Caste

44.9 (0.49)

44.3 (0.49)

40.3 (0.49)

42.5 (0.49)

44.4 (0.50)

38.8 (0.49)

Scheduled Caste

19.6 (0.39)

18.8 (0.39)

20.1 (0.40)

17.7 (0.38)

17.7 (0.38)

19(0.39)

 Health Insurance

Coverage incl. Govt schemesb

15.5 (0.36)

15.2 (0.35)

1.1(0.10)

24.1 (0.43)

23.2 (0.42)

1.8(0.13)

No coverage

84.5 (0.84)

84.7 (0.35)

98.9 (0.10)

75.9 (0.43)

76.8 (0.42)

98.2 (0.13)

  Education

Formal schooling Secondary & aboveb

30.3 (0.45)

24.4 (0.42)

13.9 (0.34)

24.5 (0.43)

20.3 (0.40)

12.3 (0.33)

Formal schooling till middle

13.7 (0.34)

13.7 (0.34)

13.5 (0.34)

11.7 (0.32)

12.2 (0.33)

11.3 (0.32)

Formal schooling till primary

28.9 (0.45)

29.3 (0.45)

29.2 (0.45)

27.4 (0.45)

26.7 (0.44)

24.6 (0.43)

Literate without formal schooling

1.0(0.10)

1.0(0.09)

1.0(0.10)

1.2(0.11)

1.3(0.11)

1.3(0.11)

Illiterate

26.1 (0.43)

31.5 (0.46)

42.4 (0.49)

35.1 (0.48)

39.5 (0.49)

50.4 (0.50)

  Employment

Wage workerb

17.7 (0.38)

18.1 (0.38)

9.7(0.29)

19.9 (0.40)

20.5 (0.40)

10.8 (0.31)

Self-employed

51.1 (0.49)

51.9 (0.49)

51.5 (0.49)

45.9 (0.50)

46.8 (0.50)

48.6 (0.50)

Casual laborer

26.8 (0.44)

25.3 (0.43)

30.5 (0.46)

24(0.43)

23.6 (0.42)

28.5 (0.45)

Others

4.4(0.20)

4.6(0.20)

8.3(0.27)

10.2 (0.30)

9(0.29)

12(0.33)

   Religion

Hinduismb

81.1 (0.39)

81.1 (0.39)

82.7 (0.37)

77.8 (0.42)

79.3 (0.41)

79.4 (0.40)

Islam

14.1 (0.34)

13.9 (0.34)

12.3 (0.32)

15.1 (0.36)

13.4 (0.34)

13.4 (0.34)

Christianity

2.3(0.14)

2.23 (0.14)

2.1(0.14)

3.8(0.19)

3.8(0.19)

3.8(0.19)

Others

2.5(0.15)

2.7(0.16)

2.9(0.16)

3.3(0.18)

3.5(0.18)

3.4(0.18)

   State Type

More Developed(Non-EAG) Statesb

54.1 (0.49)

53.7 (0.49)

55.5 (0.49)

67(0.47)

68.2 (0.47)

64.2 (0.48)

Least Developed(EAG)States

45.9 (0.49)

46.3 (0.49)

45.5 (0.49)

33(0.47)

31.8 (0.47)

35.8 (0.48)

 Housing Conditions Index

Low-risk householdsb

41.9 (0.49)

23.0 (0.42)

12.6 (0.33)

43.9 (0.50)

22.5 (0.42)

26.5 (0.44)

Medium-risk households

13.1 (0.33)

18.4 (0.38)

13.7 (0.34)

14.1 (0.35)

24.4 (0.43)

3.8(0.19)

High-risk households

44.9 (0.49)

58.6 (0.49)

73.6 (0.44)

42(0.49)

53.1 (0.50)

69.6 (0.46)

  Household Size

Less than 10 membersb

96.7 (0.17)

96.4 (0.18)

92.8 (0.25)

98(0.14)

97.4 (0.16)

94.6 (0.23)

More than 10 members

3.3(0.03)

3.6(0.18)

7.2(0.25)

2(0.14)

2.6(0.16)

5.4(0.23)

Expenditure Quintiles

Highest MPCE Quintileb

17.5 (0.38)

18.2 (0.38)

17.0 (0.37)

18.6 (0.39)

19.1 (0.39)

17.4 (0.38)

Fourth MPCE Quintile

17.8 (0.38)

19.2 (0.39)

17.4 (0.37)

17 (0.38)

18.7 (0.39)

18.1 (0.39)

Middle MPCE Quintile

18.8 (0.39)

19.5 (0.39)

19.6 (0.39)

19.5 (0.40)

20 (0.40)

19.4 (0.40)

Second MPCE Quintile

22.1 (0.41)

20.2 (0.40)

21.9 (0.41)

20.5 (0.40)

19.9 (0.40)

21.1 (0.41)

First MPCE Quintile

23.7 (0.42)

22.9 (0.41)

24.0 (0.42)

24.3 (0.43)

22.3 (0.42)

24(0.43)

  1.  Standard error (S.E) in parentheses ;  b denotes the reference category