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Table 3 Decomposition of the IOR in outpatient expenditure

From: Inequality of opportunity in outpatient expenditure among the elderly with multimorbidity: evidence from China

Circumstances

Without UC

With UC

IOR

Contribution (%)

IOR

Contribution (%)

Socioeconomic status

 Household income

0.0079

3.14

0.0080

3.18

 Physical labor

0.0025

0.98

0.0025

0.99

 Pension

0.0037

1.45

0.0038

1.49

 Education duration

0.0115

4.57

0.0115

4.55

Residence location

 Household registration

0.0079

3.15

0.0081

3.21

 Region

0.0017

0.69

0.0018

0.71

Healthcare accessibility

 Medical insurance

0.0032

1.25

0.0032

1.26

 Reimbursement rate

0.2113

83.93

0.2088

82.92

 Distance to health facilities

0.0021

0.84

0.0021

0.83

Unobserved

  

0.0022

0.86

Total

0.2518

100.00

0.2518

100.00

  1. IOR, relative amount of inequality of opportunity
  2. UC, unobserved circumstances