Socio-economic variables | Elasticity | Concentration index (CI) | Absolute contribution | Percentage contribution |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||
15–19 (ref) | ||||
20–29 | 0.286 | 0.004 | 0.001 | 0.285 |
30–39 | 0.437 | 0.006 | 0.003 | 0.766 |
Above 40 | 0.317 | 0.007 | 0.002 | 0.563 |
Sub-total | 0.006 | 1.614 | ||
Marital status | ||||
Married | 0.356 | 0.019 | 0.007 | 1.840 |
Widowed/divorced/separated (ref) | ||||
Sub-total | 0.007 | 1.840 | ||
No of children | ||||
1–2 (ref) | ||||
3–4 | − 0.013 | − 0.075 | 0.001 | 0.270 |
5 and above | − 0.026 | − 0.097 | 0.003 | 0.696 |
Sub-total | 0.004 | 0.966 | ||
Household size | ||||
1–4 (ref) | ||||
5–6 | − 0.019 | − 0.062 | 0.001 | 0.315 |
7 and above | − 0.037 | 0.061 | − 0.002 | − 0.606 |
Sub-total | − 0.001 | − 0.291 | ||
Cesarean section delivery | ||||
Yes | 0.007 | 0.087 | 0.001 | 0.166 |
No (ref) | ||||
Sub-total | 0.001 | 0.166 | ||
Watching TV | ||||
Yes | 0.135 | 0.674 | 0.091 | 24.866 |
No (ref) | ||||
Sub-total | 0.091 | 24.866 | ||
Wealth index | ||||
Poorest (ref) | ||||
Poorer | 0.058 | − 0.333 | − 0.019 | − 5.246 |
Middle | 0.088 | − 0.040 | − 0.003 | − 0.948 |
Richer | 0.160 | 0.308 | 0.049 | 13.448 |
Richest | 0.244 | 0.669 | 0.163 | 44.400 |
Sub-total | 0.190 | 51.654 | ||
Educational status | ||||
No education (ref) | ||||
Primary | 0.042 | − 0.153 | − 0.006 | − 1.730 |
Secondary | 0.091 | 0.252 | 0.023 | 6.237 |
Higher | 0.015 | 0.178 | 0.003 | 0.705 |
Sub-total | 0.020 | 5.212 | ||
Husband’s education level | ||||
No education (ref) | ||||
Primary | 0.035 | − 0.117 | − 0.004 | − 1.123 |
Secondary | 0.065 | 0.222 | 0.014 | 3.939 |
Higher | 0.060 | 0.274 | 0.016 | 4.462 |
Sub-total | 0.026 | 7.278 | ||
Place of residence | ||||
Rural (ref) | ||||
Urban | 0.031 | 0.463 | 0.014 | 3.907 |
Sub-total | 0.014 | 3.907 | ||
Region | ||||
Dhaka | 0.004 | 0.173 | 0.001 | 0.197 |
Chittagong | 0.021 | 0.079 | 0.002 | 0.450 |
Khulna | 0.025 | − 0.005 | 0.000 | − 0.034 |
Rangpur | 0.000 | − 0.125 | 0.000 | 0.008 |
Rajshahi | 0.013 | − 0.061 | − 0.001 | − 0.219 |
Sylhet | − 0.013 | − 0.029 | 0.000 | 0.104 |
Barisal (ref) | ||||
Sub-total | 0.002 | 0.506 |