Inequality in the use of maternal and child health services in the Philippines: do pro-poor health policies result in more equitable use of services?

Table 4 Concentration Index and decomposition of CS Deliveries from births <1 year preceding the DHS, 2008 and 2013

	CS Deliveries in Government and Private
	2008		2013
	Contribution	%	Contribution	%
Concentration Index	0.5514		0.5162
PhilHealth Membership	0.0417	7.56 %	0.0014	0.28 %
Age	−0.0106	−1.93 %	−0.0003	−0.06 %
Wealth - q2	−0.0045	−0.82 %	−0.0110	−2.12 %
Wealth - q3	0.0297	5.38 %	0.0251	4.86 %
Wealth - q4	0.1278	23.18 %	0.1160	22.48 %
Wealth - q5	0.1877	34.04 %	0.2620	50.76 %
Education	0.0807	14.64 %	0.0751	14.56 %
Union Status	0.0024	0.44 %	0.0037	0.72 %
Place of Residence	0.0103	1.87 %	−0.0236	−4.58 %
Age of HH Head	0.0254	4.60 %	0.0166	3.21 %
Sex of HH Head	−0.0075	−1.36 %	−0.0014	−0.27 %
Number of HH Members	−0.0056	−1.01 %	−0.0002	−0.04 %
Region fixed effects	0.0665	12.05 %	0.0509	9.86 %
Residual	0.0074	1.35 %	0.0017	0.34 %

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