Table 2 Fairlie decomposition of hysterectomy in three high prevalence states of India
Andhra Pradesh | Telangana | Bihar | ||||
Number of obs. | 16,368 | 26,177 | 62,098 | |||
Difference | 0.0026 | −0.0051 | −0.0112 | |||
Total explained | 0.0033 | 0.0007 | 0.0032 | |||
% Total explained contribution | −92.6 | −14.1 | −28.3 | |||
Variable | Coeff. | % Contribution | Coeff. | % Contribution | Coef. | % Contribution |
Age | −0.0080 | − 309.3 | − 0.0196 | 381.6 | − 0.0041 | 36.7 |
Schooling | 0.0031 | 121.6 | 0.0014 | −26.9 | 0.0006 | −4.1 |
Place of residence | −0.0006 | −21.8 | − 0.0064 | 126.5 | 0.0001 | −0.5 |
Religion | 0.0001 | −3.3 | −0.0000 | 0.7 | −0.0006 | 5.8 |
Caste | −0.0007 | − 27.8 | − 0.0013 | 24.8 | 0.0006 | −5.5 |
Children ever born | −0.0009 | −34.0 | 0.0000 | 0.9 | −0.0008 | 6.9 |
Ever use of family planning | 0.0004 | 14.1 | 0.0091 | − 179.6 | 0.0192 | − 170.5 |
Wealth index | 0.0036 | 141.4 | 0.0053 | − 104.6 | 0.0003 | −2.7 |
Health insurance | 0.0036 | −18.9 | 0.0001 | −2.5 | −0.0002 | 1.5 |