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. 2023 Jun 10;25(3):497–511. doi: 10.1007/s10198-023-01601-x

Table 5.

Decomposition of the gap in informal care receipt across residential settings

Sources: CARE-M (2015), CARE-I (2016)

Point estimate Standard error 95% confidence interval
[a] Mean care receipt in nursing homes 0.765 (0.008) [0.748; 0.781]
[b] Mean care receipt at home 0.554 (0.010) [0.532; 0.575]
[c] Difference in means 0.211 (0.013) [0.184; 0.237]
=[a]-[b]=[d]+[e]+[f]
[d] Contribution of endowments (E) 0.216 (0.023) [0.169; 0.261]
[e] Contribution of coefficients (C) 0.200 (0.021) [0.156; 0.242]
[f] Contribution of interaction (CE) -0.204 (0.029) [-0.261;-0.142]

Samples: French 60+ population, with activity restrictions, living at home or in a nursing home

Computations made using the Stata command oaxaca. Statistical significance:  p<0.10, ∗∗ p<0.05, ∗∗∗ p<0.01