Research Article

An Empirical Study on the Inequality in Health and Healthcare in China’s Medical Reform

Table 5

Decomposition of the inequality in healthcare.

Variables(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
Coefficient Mean Elasticity Concentration index ContributionContribution rate (%)

A: outpatient
 Outpatient0.0866−0.1064
 URRBMI0.02460.17830.05060.10410.0053−4.95

B: hospital
 Hospital0.0814−0.1114
 URRBMI0.02780.17830.06100.10410.0064−5.71

C: lnoutself
 Lnoutself4.24600.0186
 URRBMI−1.07400.1722−0.04360.0899−0.0039−21.08

D: lnhosself
 Lnhosself6.83610.0206
 URRBMI−0.42890.1334−0.00840.1371−0.0011−5.58