Table 4 Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition of health status among individuals with hypertension in Zambia
Coeff | Percentage contribution | |
|---|---|---|
Mean health for urban patients | 45.5 | |
Mean health for rural patients | 36.9 | |
Difference in health | 8.6 | |
Due to endowments | 7.8 | 89.7 |
Due to coefficients | 6.4 | 73.6 |
Due to interactions | -5.5 | -63.3 |
Endowments | ||
Age | 0.08 | 0.9 |
Education | 5.7 | 73 |
HIV prevalence | 2.4 | 30.8 |
Sex | -0.04 | -0.5 |
Per-capita exp | -0.4 | -4.8 |
Service utilization | 0.04 | 0.6 |
Coefficients | ||
Age | -15 | -234 |
Education | -6.5 | -102 |
HIV prevalence | -7 | -109 |
Sex | 1 | 16 |
Per-capita exp | -0.2 | -4 |
Service utilization | 8.9 | 139 |
Constant | 25.2 | 394 |
Interaction | ||
Age | 0.04 | 1 |
Education | -3.3 | -60 |
HIV prevalence | -1.5 | -27 |
Sex | 0.08 | 1 |
Per-capita exp | -0.6 | -11 |
Service utilization | -0.2 | -4 |