Table 1 Means, concentration indices, marginal effects and contributions of covariates to inequality in immunization (N = 9582)
From: Socio-economic inequality of immunization coverage in India
Variable | Meana | Conc. index | Marginal effect | % Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Child not fully immunized | 0.564581 | -0.15021*** | (dep. var.) | (dep. var.) |
Male child | 0.532337 | 0.02277*** | -0.13244*** | 0.4188*** |
Poor economic status | 0.470733 | -0.52949*** | 0.58956*** | 38.3175*** |
Mother is illiterate | 0.477565 | -0.32651*** | 0.85115*** | 34.6133*** |
Rural areas | 0.738685 | -0.17232*** | 0.08682*** | 2.8811*** |
Belong to Scheduled caste/tribe | 0.302047 | -0.24674*** | 0.08780*** | 1.7066*** |
Birth order 3 or more | 0.407287 | -0.20537*** | 0.35583*** | 7.7622*** |
Poverty Ratio | 28.96984 | -0.06000*** | -0.01329*** | -6.0251*** |
Per capita state domestic product | 16433.14 | 0.47684*** | -0.0001*** | 14.3303*** |
Income inequality (Gini Coeff) | 0.329272 | 0.01622*** | 0.26994 | -0.3760 |
% of public health spending of the total health spending | 16.45547 | 0.04674*** | 0.01283*** | -2.5741*** |
% of illiterate | 36.66706 | -0.05095*** | 0.02086*** | 10.1626*** |
% of Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe population | 24.43076 | -0.02818*** | -0.00678*** | -1.2171*** |