Table 6.
Item |
Inequity ratio (95% confidence interval) |
Percent change | |
---|---|---|---|
2004-05 (N = 3541) | 2009-10 (N = 2583) | ||
All items |
1.35 (1.27 - 1.42) |
1.31 (1.24 - 1.38) |
−2.7 |
All food items |
1.35 (1.30 - 1.39) |
1.21 (1.15 - 1.26) |
−10.4 |
Cereal foods |
1.12 (1.09 - 1.15) |
1.09 (1.03 - 1.14) |
−3.0 |
Non cereal food items |
1.45 (1.39 - 1.51) |
1.26 (1.19 - 1.32) |
−13.4 |
Milk/fruit related products |
1.81 (1.72 - 1.90) |
1.40 (1.29 - 1.51) |
−22.8 |
All non-food items |
1.34 (1.20 - 1.48) |
1.43 (1.33 - 1.53) |
6.7 |
Medical care |
0.99 (0.94 - 1.05) |
1.28 (1.00 - 1.56) |
28.3 |
Education | 1.81 (1.36 - 2.27) | 3.30 (2.95 - 3.66) | 82.1 |
*Computed from NSSO’s consumer expenditure survey in 2004–05 and 2009–10.