Table 3 Estimates of decomposition analysis for contribution of various explanatory variables for violence among older adults in India
From: Socio-economic inequality in the prevalence of violence against older adults – findings from India
Background characteristics | Coefficient | Elasticity | CCI | Absolute contribution | % Contribution | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||||||
60–69 | ||||||
70–79 | 0.06 | −0.001 | −0.014 | 0.000 | − 0.1 | |
80+ | 0.51* | 0.004 | 0.018 | 0.000 | − 0.3 | − 0.4 |
Sex | ||||||
Men | ||||||
Women | −0.05 | − 0.001 | − 0.033 | 0.000 | − 0.2 | − 0.2 |
Educational status | ||||||
None | ||||||
Below 5 years | 0.08 | 0.003 | 0.002 | 0.000 | 0.0 | |
6 to 10 years | − 0.23* | − 0.003 | 0.260 | − 0.001 | 3.8 | |
11+ years | −0.52 | 0.000 | 0.613 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 3.7 |
Marital status | ||||||
Not in union | ||||||
Currently in union | −0.24* | −0.009 | 0.040 | 0.000 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
Living arrangement | ||||||
Alone | ||||||
With spouse | −0.37* | −0.005 | − 0.197 | 0.001 | −4.7 | |
With children | −0.63* | −0.038 | 0.089 | −0.003 | 16.3 | |
Others | −0.81* | −0.005 | 0.092 | 0.000 | 2.2 | 13.7 |
Working status | ||||||
No | ||||||
Yes | 0.23* | 0.004 | −0.174 | −0.001 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
Contribute money for household expenditure | ||||||
No income | ||||||
Yes | −0.12 | −0.003 | −0.006 | 0.000 | −0.1 | |
No | 0.16* | 0.001 | −0.054 | 0.000 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Wealth quintile | ||||||
Poorest | ||||||
Poorer | −0.38* | −0.012 | − 0.338 | 0.004 | −19.5 | |
Middle | −0.73* | −0.018 | 0.139 | −0.003 | 12.0 | |
Richer | −0.91* | −0.017 | 0.523 | −0.009 | 42.7 | |
Richest | −1.03* | −0.016 | 0.760 | −0.012 | 58.5 | 93.7 |
Religion | ||||||
Hindu | ||||||
Muslim | 0.03 | 0.001 | 0.146 | 0.000 | −0.7 | |
Sikh | 0.37* | 0.004 | 0.311 | 0.001 | −6.0 | |
Others | 0.06 | 0.000 | 0.296 | 0.000 | 0.0 | −6.7 |
Caste | ||||||
Scheduled Caste | ||||||
Scheduled Tribe | 0.01 | −0.001 | −0.444 | 0.000 | −2.1 | |
Other Backward Class | 0.03 | −0.001 | −0.029 | 0.000 | −0.1 | |
Others | 0.30* | 0.012 | 0.219 | 0.003 | −12.6 | −14.9 |
Place of residence | ||||||
Rural | ||||||
Urban | −0.07 | −0.001 | 0.247 | 0.000 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
State | ||||||
Himachal Pradesh | ||||||
Punjab | −0.05 | −0.003 | 0.331 | −0.001 | 4.8 | |
West Bengal | −0.50* | −0.007 | − 0.163 | 0.001 | −5.5 | |
Orissa | −0.59* | −0.008 | − 0.368 | 0.003 | −14.2 | |
Maharashtra | 1.29* | 0.031 | −0.125 | −0.004 | 18.6 | |
Kerala | −1.06* | −0.010 | 0.349 | −0.003 | 16.8 | |
Tamil Nadu | −2.04* | −0.015 | −0.222 | 0.003 | −16.0 | 4.5 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||
Calculated CI | −0.021 | |||||
Actual CI | −0.198 | |||||
Residual | −0.177 | |||||