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Table 2 Probit regression results for immunisation variables

From: Determinants of ethnic differences in the uptake of child healthcare services in New Zealand: a decomposition analysis

  

Antenatal intention to fully immunise

All first-year immunisations on time

Received 15-month immunisations

Received age 4 immunisations

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

SM = 0.809

SM = 0.708

SM = 0.984

SM = 0.864

Ethnicity

Māori

0.053c

(0.018)

0.008

(0.019)

-0.151c

(0.018)

-0.061c

(0.019)

0.002

(0.005)

0.000

(0.006)

-0.034b

(0.014)

-0.009

(0.016)

Pacific peoples

0.239c

(0.024)

0.124c

(0.028)

-0.052c

(0.019)

0.039a

(0.023)

0.037c

(0.013)

0.034c

(0.012)

0.061c

(0.019)

0.076c

(0.021)

Asian

0.168c

(0.019)

0.140c

(0.023)

0.153c

(0.020)

0.088c

(0.025)

0.024c

(0.008)

0.022b

(0.010)

0.124c

(0.019)

0.082c

(0.022)

Other ethnicity

0.082c

(0.032)

0.065b

(0.032)

0.068a

(0.036)

0.066a

(0.035)

-0.001

(0.009)

-0.001

(0.009)

0.034

(0.029)

0.032

(0.029)

Mother

Current age (years)

  

-0.005c

(0.001)

  

0.002b

(0.001)

  

0.000

(0.000)

  

0.000

(0.001)

Current weight (kg)

  

0.001b

(0.000)

  

-

-

  

-

-

    

Disability status

  

-0.004

(0.023)

  

0.025

(0.029)

  

-0.002

(0.008)

  

-0.003

(0.022)

Smokes regularly

  

0.046a

(0.024)

  

-0.026

(0.019)

  

0.002

(0.006)

  

0.003

(0.017)

Child

Girl

  

-

-

  

0.013

(0.012)

  

0.002

(0.003)

  

0.001

(0.010)

Birthweight (grams)

  

-

-

  

0.00002a

(0.000)

  

-0.00001a

(0.000)

  

0.00002b

(0.000)

First child

  

-

-

  

0.088c

(0.015)

  

0.011b

(0.005)

  

0.055c

(0.011)

Child health/developmental concern

  

-

-

  

-0.049c

(0.019)

  

-0.002

(0.006)

  

0.000

(0.010)

Common child illness

  

-

-

  

-

-

      

0.005

(0.011)

Socio-economic

Mother’s employment

  

-0.002

(0.013)

  

-0.016

(0.013)

  

0.000

(0.004)

  

0.016a

(0.010)

Mother’s post-graduate qualification

  

0.022

(0.015)

  

0.001

(0.017)

  

0.000

(0.005)

  

0.017

(0.014)

Household income < NZ$ 50 K (Omitted > 100 K)

  

-0.033a

(0.019)

  

-0.099c

(0.018)

  

-0.007

(0.006)

  

-0.03

(0.023)

Household income >  = NZ$ 50 K & <  = 100 K

  

-0.024a

(0.013)

  

-0.070c

(0.015)

  

0.000

(0.004)

  

-0.031

(0.024)

Household

Partner

  

-0.013

(0.033)

  

0.013

(0.024)

  

-0.009

(0.008)

  

0.030a

(0.017)

NZ born mother

  

-0.039c

(0.015)

  

-0.030a

(0.016)

  

0.001

(0.005)

  

-0.017

(0.014)

Household size (number)

  

0.007

(0.005)

   

-

  

-

-

    

Number of people >  = 18 years

  

-

-

  

0.000

(0.007)

  

-

-

    

Number of people < 18 years

  

-

-

  

-0.069c

(0.006)

  

-

-

    

Number of siblings

  

-

-

  

-

-

  

0.003

(0.002)

  

-0.014c

(0.004)

Mobility

Numbers of residential moves

  

-0.012

(0.003)

  

-0.012c

(0.004)

  

-0.001

(0.003)

  

-0.013c

(0.005)

Rural location

  

-0.048c

(0.019)

  

-0.019

(0.021)

  

-0.009a

(0.005)

  

-0.031b

(0.015)

Local healthcare

  

-

-

  

0.036c

(0.013)

        

Mother self-driving

  

0.034b

(0.016)

  

-0.005

(0.018)

  

-0.021b

(0.010)

  

0.024

(0.016)

Internet access

  

-

-

  

-

-

      

-0.031

(0.021)

Social

Discriminated against

  

-0.02

(0.013)

  

-0.011

(0.014)

  

-0.002

(0.006)

  

-0.02

(0.018)

Discouraged to immunise

  

-0.144c

(0.014)

  

-0.147c

(0.017)

  

-0.018c

(0.005)

  

-0.065c

(0.014)

Encouraged to immunise

  

0.052c

(0.012)

  

0.015

(0.013)

  

0.009b

(0.004)

  

0.006

(0.011)

Childcare services

  

-

-

  

0.045c

(0.018)

  

0.008b

(0.004)

  

0.069c

(0.019)

 

Observations

4520

4520

5384

5384

5143

5143

4844

4844

  1. The above table presents marginal effects from Probit models. The robust standard errors are reported within parentheses
  2. SM Sample mean
  3. c, b, adenote the coefficients are significantly different from zero at the 1%, 5%, and 10% level respectively. The ethnicity information is derived from self-prioritised ethnicity