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Table 7 Percentage point changes in contributions to inequality between 2007 and 2009

From: Health-income inequality: the effects of the Icelandic economic collapse

 

Males

Females

Individual income

Household income

Equivalized household income

Individual income

Household income

Equivalized household income

Income

−2.25

0.60

19.37

−7.26

3.73

4.68

Age

−8.52

10.99

5.90

0.87

−2.65

−1.90

Single

4.18

−0.08

−1.16

−2.36

−4.99

−2.95

In a relationship

1.78

0.08

0.02

0.46

−0.06

0.18

Cohabiting

−0.66

1.76

2.95

0.24

0.73

0.40

Divorced

0.88

2.51

1.77

1.66

−3.56

−3.07

Widowed

1.36

0.20

0.24

−1.51

−2.17

−1.64

Low education

4.94

3.98

4.48

−8.35

−5.51

−4.64

High education

−6.07

−4.91

−6.70

−6.86

−4.31

−3.46

Business owner

4.38

0.88

0.38

0.61

0.72

0.47

Student

22.96

7.08

8.28

−5.91

−0.73

−0.75

Homemaker

1.79

0.10

−0.82

1.19

1.86

2.49

Parent leave

0.05

−0.05

−0.74

−1.51

−0.16

−3.40

Temporary ill

0.44

1.08

2.90

−0.63

−1.49

−0.94

Retired

−5.18

−5.95

−6.00

4.58

1.71

−0.15

Unemployed

−20.69

−9.76

−10.33

3.87

0.42

0.17

Disability

5.76

−1.36

−4.37

−3.20

0.68

−3.54

Underweight

−3.32

−1.94

−2.16

−1.91

−1.42

−1.10

Overweight

5.10

0.59

0.20

1.74

0.77

0.85

Obese

6.13

2.31

4.66

3.76

4.98

5.36

Daily smoker

0.20

−1.67

−3.30

2.88

2.15

2.40

Weekly smoker

1.38

1.28

0.95

−0.47

−0.34

−0.41

Seldom smoker

0.02

0.76

0.66

1.24

1.08

0.75

Former smoker

4.75

0.45

1.94

0.65

−0.33

−0.80

5+ alcoholic drinks

0.07

−0.13

−0.57

−0.85

−0.67

0.01