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. 2016 Apr 7;11(4):e0153313. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153313

Table 3. Logistic regression-based age-adjusted Relative and Absolute Indices of Inequality (RII and SII) for FPM non-use.

Variables PDHS 2006–7 (n = 9177) PDHS 2012–13 (n = 13588)
Urban Rural Urban Rural
Education
 RII 1.90 (1.63,2.16) 1.71 (1.43,1.99) 2.75 (2.55,2.94) 2.27 (2.04,2.48)
 SII - 0.41 (-0.67,-0.13) -0.93 (-1.21,-0.64) -0.83 (-1.02,-0.63) -0.98 (-1.20,-0.76)
 p-value < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01
Wealth Index
 RII 2.93 (2.64,3.21) 1.99 (1.76,2.23) 2.60 (2.40,2.79) 2.71 (2.53,2.88)
 SII -1.45 (-1.73,-1.16) -1.62 (-1.85,-1.38) -0.77 (-0.96,-0.57) -1.33 (-1.50,-1.15)
 p-value < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01

RII: relative index of inequality (95% confidence intervals). SII: Slope index of inequality (95% confidence intervals). FPM: Family planning methods; PDHS: Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey