Table 5 Decomposition results of rural–urban differentials for non-communicable diseases among elderly by socio-economic and health parameters
NCDs | Coefficient | Standard error | Lower limit at 95% CI | Upper limit at 95% CI | Percent contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | -0.0020 | 0.0022 | -0.0064 | 0.0023 | -5.6 |
Age | -0.0010 | 0.0007 | -0.0024 | 0.0003 | -2.8 |
Marital Status | 0.0010 | 0.0007 | -0.0004 | 0.0025 | 2.9 |
Education*** | 0.0370 | 0.0099 | 0.0176 | 0.0565 | 102.6 |
Living arrangements | -0.0008 | 0.0010 | -0.0028 | 0.0011 | -2.3 |
Currently working*** | 0.0108 | 0.0038 | 0.0034 | 0.0183 | 30.0 |
Wealth Index** | -0.0018 | 0.0009 | -0.0035 | -0.0001 | -5.0 |
Self-rated health*** | -0.0053 | 0.0011 | -0.0075 | -0.0031 | -14.6 |
Physical activities | 0.0035 | 0.0038 | -0.0039 | 0.0108 | 9.6 |
Tobacco Use | 0.0039 | 0.0037 | -0.0033 | 0.0110 | 10.7 |
Alcohol use | 0.0004 | 0.0006 | -0.0009 | 0.0016 | 1.0 |
ADL disability | -0.0016 | 0.0010 | -0.0035 | 0.0003 | -4.4 |
IADL disability** | -0.0081 | 0.0041 | -0.0160 | -0.0001 | -22.3 |