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Table 6 Decomposition of concentration index of intensity in elderly households with chronic disease patients (at a non-food expenditure threshold of 40%)

From: Catastrophic health expenditures and its inequality in elderly households with chronic disease patients in China

 

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

−0.0043

0.0397

−0.0002

0.09%

0.3049

0.0591

0.018

−12.15%

Household size

−0.5652

0.1474

−0.1211

62.99%

−1.1583

0.0859

−0.0995

67.14%

Receipt of economic assistance

0.0443

−0.0884

−0.0039

2.04%

−0.0008

−0.1343

0.0001

−0.07%

Provision of economic assistance

−0.0874

0.0906

−0.0079

4.12%

−0.0705

0.0741

−0.0052

3.51%

Providing care

−0.0264

0.0784

−0.0021

1.08%

−0.0454

0.073

−0.0033

2.23%

Household members > 65 years

0.0588

−0.132

−0.0078

4.04%

0.0757

−0.0729

−0.0055

3.71%

Household members with ≥ 2 chronic diseases

0.2352

−0.0161

−0.0038

1.97%

0.4407

−0.0433

−0.0191

12.89%

Per capita income

−0.5996

0.0901

−0.054

28.10%

−1.3067

0.0434

−0.0567

38.26%

Health insurance

0.0844

0.0048

0.0004

−0.21%

−0.2097

−0.0014

0.0003

−0.20%

Outpatient service

Health care post or Village clinic

0.0294

−0.0402

−0.0012

0.61%

−0.014

−0.3169

0.0044

−2.97%

First-level hospital

0.0163

0.0364

0.0006

−0.31%

0.0212

−0.0341

−0.0007

0.47%

Second-level hospital and above

0.0337

0.0093

0.0003

−0.16%

0.0484

0.1978

0.0096

−6.48%

Inpatient service

First-level hospital

0.0232

−0.143

−0.0033

1.73%

0.0015

−0.1359

−0.0002

0.13%

Second-level hospital and above

0.0657

−0.0368

−0.0024

1.26%

0.1458

0.099

0.0144

−9.72%

Total

  

−0.2064

107.35%

  

−0.1434

96.76%