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Table 3 Results of the decomposition analysis

From: Inequities in skilled attendance at birth in Namibia: A decomposition analysis

Variable

coefficient

Mean

Elasticity

C

Contribution to C

% contribution to C

Erongo

-0.0876227

0.0615

-0.00661

0.5441

-0.0036

-3.67

Hardap

0.0002425

0.0294

0.00001

0.3019

0.0000

0.00

Karas

-0.0033303

0.0292

0.00012

0.4219

-0.0001

-0.05

kavango

-0.1280143

0.1202

-0.01887

-0.4067

0.0077

7.84

Khomas

-0.0896233

0.1848

-0.02031

0.5900

-0.0120

-12.24

Kunene

-0.1518182

0.0378

-0.00703

-0.1337

0.0009

0.96

Ohangwena

-0.0607882

0.1143

-0.00852

-0.4373

0.0037

3.81

Omaheke

-0.0517934

0.0462

-0.00294

0.0567

-0.0002

-0.17

Omusati

0.0355298

0.0903

0.00394

-0.3560

-0.0014

-1.43

Oshana

0.0076805

0.0719

0.00068

0.0115

0.0000

0.01

Oshikoto

-0.0184259

0.0901

-0.00204

-0.2326

0.0005

0.48

Otjozondjupa

-0.0667059

0.0699

-0.00572

0.1933

-0.0011

-1.13

Urban residence

0.1046003

0.4154

0.05328

0.4802

0.0256

26.13

wealth

0.0000005

134746.8

0.07864

0.4205

0.0331

33.78

Education of mother

0.0291295

7.6238

0.27228

0.1540

0.0419

42.84

Female household head

0.0072470

0.4826

0.00429

-0.0561

-0.0002

-0.25

Has insurance coverage

-0.0075669

0.1418

-0.00132

0.5894

-0.0008

-0.79

Residual (unexplained) 0.0038