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Table 5 Trends in illness concentration indices in South Africa (2002 - 2008)

From: Socioeconomic-related health inequality in South Africa: evidence from General Household Surveys

 

Flu/ART

Tuberculosis (TB)

 

CI

Cumulative share

CI

Cumulative share

2002

0.1667*** (0.0168)

29% vs. 52%

-0.3156*** (0.0327)

57% vs. 16%

2004

0.1007*** (0.0195)

34% vs. 46%

-0.3746*** (0.0332)

66% vs. 16%

2006

0.0295** (0.0146)

39% vs. 40.3%

-0.3879*** (0.0335)

70% vs. 6%

2008

0.0455*** (0.0137)

37% vs. 44%

-0.3344*** (0.0311)

65% vs. 17%

  1. Note: Robust standard errors in parenthesis. Concentration indices are based on Wagstaff's normalization.
  2. Cumulative shares are represented as cumulative share of bottom 40% vs. top 40%.
  3. ***, ** significant at 1%, and 5% levels respectively
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International Journal for Equity in Health

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