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Table 3 Results of the two-part regression model and predicted OOP on female sterilization in India, 2015–16

From: Pattern and correlates of out-of-pocket payment (OOP) on female sterilization in India, 1990–2014

Background Characteristics

β (logit)

Confidence Interval

β (OLS)

Confidence Interval

Predicted Mean Cost of OOP (₹)

Respondent’s Age (years)

 Less than 25

1

 

1

 

2307

 25–34

0.149**

(0.032, 0.265)

0.094

(−0.037, 0.236)

2698

 35–49

0.444***

(0.302, 0.586)

0.236***

(0.073, 0.399)

3737

Education Level

 No education

1

 

1

 

1671

 Primary

0.145**

(0.026, 0.265)

0.056

(−0.076, 0.188)

2539

 Secondary

0.225***

(0.115, 0.336)

0.051

(−0.078, 0.181)

3562

 Higher Secondary and Above

0.513***

(0.392, 0.634)

0.077

(−0.071, 0.225)

6984

Religion

 Hindu

1

 

1

 

3130

 Muslim

0.192***

(0.046, 0.339)

0.1

(− 0.058, 0.257)

5336

 Others

0.087

(−0.119, 0.292)

− 0.044

(− 0.269, 0.181)

4100

Caste

 SC

1

 

1

 

1859

 ST

−0.178**

(− 0.340, − 0.017)

0.073

(− 0.109, 0.254)

1199

 OBC

0.156***

(0.060, 0.251)

0.121**

(0.010, 0.232)

3730

 Others

0.409***

(0.282, 0.537)

0.184***

(0.045, 0.232)

4950

Place of Residence

 Urban

1

 

1

 

5364

 Rural

−0.073

(−0.171, 0.024)

0.057

(−0.043, 0.156)

2328

Number of Surviving Children

 < 2

1

 

1

 

4595

 3

−0.195***

(− 0.292, − 0.097)

−0.159***

(− 0.271, − 0.047)

2380

 4+

− 0.289***

(− 0.402, − 0.175)

−0.229***

(− 0.362, − 0.096)

1458

Quality of Care

 Good

1

 

1

 

3388

 Not Good

0.146

(−0.042, 0.333)

−0.303***

(− 0.527, − 0.078)

2033

Wealth Index

 Poorest

1

 

1

 

676

 Poorer

0.04

(−0.070, 0.150)

0.248***

(0.104, 0.391)

1099

 Middle

0.289***

(0.168, 0.411)

0.420***

(0.277, 0.563)

2088

 Richer

0.735***

(0.598, 0.872)

0.680***

(0.520, 0.840)

4497

 Richest

1.416***

(1.249, 1.584)

0.748***

(0.565, 0.932)

7670

Type of facility

 Public Health Center

1

 

1

 

669

 Private Health Center

5.31***

(5.15, 5.48)

1.63***

(1.52, 1.73)

6428

  1. Note: ***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.10 (indicates statistically significant)