Table 5 Predicted mean health expenditure (in rupees) by socio-economic and demographic correlates for children under 5 years in India, 2017-18
From: Household expenditure for immunization among children in India: a two-part model approach
Background characteristics | Logit coef. (95 % CI) | Regress log coef. (95 % CI) | Predicted mean health expenditure (in Rupees) |
|---|---|---|---|
Place of residence | |||
 Rural | Ref. | Ref. | 58 |
 Urban | 0.22***(0.219–0.224) | 0.25***(0.246–0.25) | 273 |
Religion | |||
 Hindu | Ref. | Ref. | 112 |
 Muslim | -0.23***(-0.235 - -0.229) | -0.18***(-0.186 - -0.182) | 99 |
 Others | 0.34***(0.333–0.342) | 0.03***(0.025–0.032) | 182 |
Caste | |||
 Schedule Tribe | Ref. | Ref. | 47 |
 Schedule Caste | 0.42***(0.412–0.421) | -0.08***(-0.085 - -0.077) | 57 |
 Other Backward Class | 0.70***(0.7–0.708) | -0.09***(-0.09 - -0.081) | 104 |
 Others | 0.60***(0.597–0.606) | 0.04***(0.032–0.04) | 212 |
Sex | |||
 Male | Ref. | Ref. | 121 |
 Female | -0.09***(-0.093 - -0.089) | -0.13***(-0.136 - -0.133) | 103 |
Wealth quintile | |||
 Poor | Ref. | Ref. | 49 |
Middle | -0.08***(-0.084 - -0.079) | 0.04***(0.037–0.042) | 66 |
Rich | 0.35***(0.348–0.354) | 0.29***(0.285–0.291) | 297 |
Place of immunisation | |||
 Public | Ref. | Ref. | 21 |
 Private | 4.02***(4.016–4.022) | 1.57***(1.569–1.573) | 1656 |
Region | |||
 North | Ref. | Ref. | 101 |
 Central | 0.35***(0.35–0.357) | -0.35***(-0.35 - -0.344) | 69 |
 East | 0.44***(0.432–0.44) | 0.08***(0.077–0.084) | 81 |
 Northeast | 1.5***(1.496–1.506) | -0.5***(-0.507 - -0.497) | 71 |
 West | 0.45***(0.446–0.453) | -0.08***(-0.08 - -0.073) | 199 |
 South | 0.17***(0.162–0.169) | -0.08***(-0.086 - -0.08) | 177 |