Table 3 Decomposition of the Erreygers concentration index (ECI)
Contribution to the ECI for the utilisation of healthcare services | ||
Contribution | Contribution as percentage | |
Need factors | ||
Sex | -0.0029 | -2.39% |
Age 25-34 years | 0.0004 | 0.32% |
Age 35-49 years | 0.0006 | 0.49% |
Age 50-64 years | 0.0011 | 0.89% |
Age 65 years or older | 0.0014 | 1.11% |
Self-perceived health status: very good | 0.0027 | 2.24% |
Self-perceived health status: good | -0.0019 | -1.52% |
Self-perceived health status: regular | -0.0076 | -6.25% |
Self-perceived health status: bad | -0.0004 | -0.29% |
Problems with mobility | -0.0002 | -0.16% |
Hypertension | -0.0005 | -0.39% |
Diabetes mellitus | 0.0001 | 0.11% |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 0.0000 | -0.01% |
Chronic kidney disease | -0.0001 | -0.08% |
Subtotal | -0.0072 | -5.92% |
Non-need factors | ||
Married or cohabiting | 0.0001 | 0.07% |
Household size: 4-6 members | 0.0051 | 4.17% |
Household size: 7 or more members | 0.0011 | 0.89% |
Complete primary and incomplete secondary | -0.0082 | -6.71% |
Complete secondary or more | 0.0407 | 33.25% |
Social security insurance | 0.0375 | 30.66% |
Private insurance | 0.0054 | 4.38% |
Currently employed | -0.0035 | -2.89% |
II income per capita quintile | 0.0012 | 0.97% |
III income per capita quintile | 0.0000 | 0.01% |
IV income per capita quintile | 0.0027 | 2.20% |
V income per capita quintile | 0.0128 | 10.42% |
Pampeana region | -0.0002 | -0.17% |
Northwest region | 0.0005 | 0.43% |
Northeast region | 0.0002 | 0.16% |
Cuyo region | -0.0001 | -0.04% |
Patagonica region | 0.0001 | 0.05% |
Subtotal | 0.0952 | 77.84% |
Residual | 0.0344 | 28.08% |