Table 1 Mean and Concentration Indices of health outcome variables and their determinants for 37,202 respondents
From: Measuring and decomposing inequity in self-reported morbidity and self-assessed health in Thailand
DEPENDENT/HEALTH OUTCOME VARIABLES(yes = 1, otherwise = 0) | Proportion | Concentration Index |
|---|---|---|
Recently ill ('ill or not feeling well' in last month) | 0.224 | -0.099 |
Chronic illness (lasting more than 3 months) during past month | 0.225 | -0.085 |
Hospital admission (during the past 12 months, excluding maternity admissions) | 0.059 | -0.103 |
Health compared to a year ago worse or much worse | 0.199 | -0.139 |
Health compared to peers (same age, sex, socioeconomic status and lifestyle) worse or much worse | 0.131 | -0.174 |
INDEPENDENT VARIABLES/DETERMINANTS (yes = 1, otherwise = 0) | Proportion | Concentration Index |
Demographic characteristics | Â | Â |
   Males aged 15–29 | 0.143 | 0.050 |
   Males aged 30–44 | 0.144 | 0.085 |
   Males aged 45–59 | 0.103 | 0.045 |
   Males aged 60+ | 0.061 | -0.197 |
   Females aged 15–29 | 0.170 | 0.032 |
   Females aged 30–44 | 0.176 | 0.054 |
   Females aged 45–59 | 0.123 | -0.008 |
   Females aged 60+ | 0.079 | -0.186 |
Sub-total | 1.000 | Â |
   One-person male household | 0.023 | 0.156 |
   One-person female household | 0.022 | -0.104 |
   Household with no dependent | 0.279 | 0.197 |
   Household with dependent children but no elderly | 0.419 | -0.025 |
   Household with elderly | 0.209 | -0.121 |
   Household with only dependents, no working-age members | 0.047 | -0.259 |
Sub-total | 1.000 | Â |
Socioeconomic characteristics | Â | Â |
   Income quintile: 1 – lowest 20% | 0.236 | -0.848 |
   Income quintile 2 – lower 20% | 0.211 | -0.365 |
   Income quintile 3 – middle 20% | 0.181 | 0.037 |
   Income quintile 4 – higher 20% | 0.188 | 0.420 |
   Income quintile 5 – highest 20% | 0.183 | 0.767 |
Sub-total | 1.000 | Â |
   Education: primary level | 0.641 | -0.141 |
   Education: secondary level | 0.258 | 0.134 |
   Education: higher level | 0.101 | 0.466 |
Sub-total | 1.000 | Â |
   Work status: agriculture and fishery | 0.295 | -0.424 |
   Work status: elementary occupation | 0.090 | 0.057 |
   Work status: others including professionals, technicians, or service workers | 0.355 | 0.318 |
   Not in workforce: housewife | 0.081 | -0.049 |
   Not in workforce: disabled | 0.015 | -0.320 |
   Not in workforce: others such as decided not to work or student | 0.164 | -0.169 |
Sub-total | 1.000 | Â |
Geographic characteristics (resident in) | Â | Â |
   Bangkok | 0.139 | 0.508 |
   Urban Central excluding Bangkok | 0.073 | 0.148 |
   Rural Central | 0.142 | 0.097 |
   Urban North | 0.041 | 0.031 |
   Rural North | 0.154 | -0.380 |
   Urban Northeast | 0.055 | 0.028 |
   Rural Northeast | 0.286 | -0.825 |
   Urban South | 0.024 | 0.068 |
   Rural South | 0.086 | -0.043 |
Sub-total | 1.000 | Â |