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Table 4 Decomposition of the ethnic differences, comparisons for nz european-māori and nz european-pacific peoples

From: Determinants of ethnic differences in the uptake of child healthcare services in New Zealand: a decomposition analysis

 

Immunisations

Primary care

Intend to fully immunise

All first-year immunisations on time

Received 15-month immunisations

Received age 4 immunisations

First choice LMC

Seen doctor/ GP while pregnant

Satisfied with usual GP practice (9-months)

Satisfied with usual GP practice (age 2)

Māori—Vector of covariates

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Mother

-0.040

0.013

-0.003

-0.003

0.014

-0.007

0.008

0.005

Child

-0.017

0.007

0.003

0.008

-0.001

0.004

0.002

-0.003

Socio-economic

0.016

0.029

0.005

0.002

0.008

0.009

0.007

0.022

Household

-0.004

0.068

-0.005

0.017

-0.008

-0.001

0.004

0.009

Mobility

0.001

-0.001

-0.001

0.004

0.002

-0.003

-0.001

-0.006

Social

-0.008

-0.004

-0.002

-0.008

0.008

-0.010

0.010

0.003

Explained

-0.051

0.115

-0.004

0.020

0.023

-0.007

0.029

0.03

Total difference (NZ European—Māori)

-0.059

0.169

-0.003

0.039

0.015

0.014

0.038

0.09

Percent explained

86.40%

68.00%

133.30%

51.30%

153.30%

-50.00%

76.30%

33.30%

NEuropean

2682

3165

2976

3111

2682

2682

3140

3113

NMāori

513

672

644

563

513

513

657

672

Pacific peoples Vector of covariates

Mother

-0.034

0.009

0.000

0.002

0.005

-0.016

0.011

0.012

Child

-0.024

0.016

0.005

0.015

-0.004

0.003

0.005

-0.002

Socio-economic

0.032

0.035

0.008

0.003

0.012

0.023

0.000

0.009

Household

-0.029

0.078

-0.001

0.026

-0.006

-0.002

-0.013

-0.011

Mobility

-0.002

-0.012

-0.002

-0.005

0.002

0.000

-0.017

-0.009

Social

-0.035

-0.019

-0.006

-0.013

0.003

-0.015

-0.009

-0.003

Explained

-0.093

0.107

0.004

0.029

0.003

-0.006

-0.023

-0.003

Total difference (NZ European – Pacific)

-0.190

0.055

-0.020

-0.057

0.096

-0.104

-0.059

0.004

Percent explained

48.90%

194.50%

-20%

-50.90%

3.10%

5.80%

39.00%

-75.00%

NEuropean

2683

3165

2976

3103

2683

2683

3140

3113

NPacific peoples

514

630

632

422

514

514

630

647

  1. The above table reports estimates of each of the vectors’ contribution in explaining the observed differences in health outcomes between NZ Europeans and Māori and between NZ Europeans and Pacific peoples. The non-linear decomposition employs a pooled probit model that considers only observations from the two ethnicities compared in the analysis