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. 2015 Jan 20;14:8. doi: 10.1186/s12939-015-0134-6

Table 5.

Decomposition of concentration index of incidence in elderly households with chronic disease patients (at a non-food expenditure threshold of 40%)

Rural areas Urban areas
Elasticity Concentration index (CI) Contribution to CI Contribution to CI % Elasticity Concentration index (CI) Contribution to CI Contribution to CI %
Marital status 0.6974 0.0397 0.0277 −18.61% 0.865 0.0591 0.0511 −35.66%
Household size −0.7269 0.1474 −0.1071 72.00% −1.2236 0.0859 −0.1051 73.35%
Receipt of economic assistance 0.1117 −0.0884 −0.0098 6.64% −0.0936 −0.1343 0.0126 −8.79%
Provision of economic assistance −0.2047 0.0906 −0.0185 12.43% −0.1981 0.0741 −0.0147 10.26%
Providing care −0.0349 0.0784 −0.0027 1.81% −0.0047 0.073 −0.0003 0.21%
Household members > 65 years 0.1562 −0.132 −0.0206 13.84% 0.3505 −0.0729 −0.0256 17.86%
Household members with ≥ 2 chronic diseases 0.7874 −0.0161 −0.0127 8.53% 1.812 −0.0433 −0.0784 54.71%
Per capita income −0.3505 0.0901 −0.0316 21.22% −1.4713 0.0434 −0.0638 44.52%
Health insurance 0.8086 0.0048 0.0039 −2.61% −1.2086 −0.0014 0.0017 −1.19%
Outpatient service Health care post or Village clinic 0.0725 −0.0402 −0.0029 1.95% −0.0566 −0.3169 0.0179 −12.49%
First-level hospital 0.056 0.0364 0.002 −1.34% 0.0566 −0.0341 −0.0019 1.33%
Second-level hospital and above 0.0722 0.0093 0.0007 −0.47% 0.1111 0.1978 0.022 −15.35%
Inpatient service First-level hospital 0.0388 −0.143 −0.0055 3.70% −0.0022 −0.1359 −0.0016 1.12%
Second-level hospital and above 0.1232 −0.0368 −0.0045 3.02% 0.4483 0.099 0.0444 −30.98%
Total −0.1619 108.84% −0.1417 98.88%