Table 4 Decomposition results of rural–urban differentials for communicable diseases (CDs) among elderly by socio-economic and health parameters
| Â | Coefficient | Standard Error | Lower limit at 95% | Upper limit at 95% | Percent contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.0011 | 0.0017 | -0.0022 | 0.0043 | -3.72 |
Age | 0.0006 | 0.0006 | -0.0006 | 0.0018 | -2.04 |
Marital Status | 0.0002 | 0.0008 | -0.0014 | 0.0019 | -0.80 |
Education** | -0.0145 | 0.0068 | -0.0278 | -0.0013 | 49.95 |
Living arrangements | 0.0008 | 0.0012 | -0.0016 | 0.0032 | -2.64 |
Currently working | -0.0037 | 0.0028 | -0.0091 | 0.0018 | 12.65 |
Wealth Index | 0.0002 | 0.0005 | -0.0008 | 0.0013 | -0.84 |
Self-rated health*** | -0.0047 | 0.0010 | -0.0067 | -0.0026 | 16.01 |
Physical activities | 0.0009 | 0.0026 | -0.0042 | 0.0061 | -3.24 |
Tobacco Use** | -0.0063 | 0.0027 | -0.0116 | -0.0009 | 21.52 |
Alcohol use | 0.0004 | 0.0006 | -0.0007 | 0.0015 | -1.47 |
ADL disability | -0.0006 | 0.0006 | -0.0018 | 0.0006 | 2.10 |
IADL disability | -0.0035 | 0.0032 | -0.0099 | 0.0029 | 12.05 |