Table 2 Decomposition of changes in percentage of skilled birth attendants, 1998–2008, Ghana

 1

0.784

2.911

−0.347

−0.069

2.495

28.3%

 2-3

1.741

4.599

−1.095

1.022

4.526

54.0%

 4-5

0.048

2.854

−1.019

0.929

2.763

24.2%

 6+

−1.747

2.243

−1.068

−0.142

1.032

−6.2%

Overall

7.1%

108.3%

−30.3%

14.9%

92.9%

100%

 None

−2.508

3.322

−0.401

−0.511

2.409

−0.9%

 Primary

0.792

2.184

−0.528

0.792

2.448

27.9%

 Middle/JHS*

1.456

2.944

−1.068

1.391

3.267

40.7%

 Secondary+

3.545

0.651

−0.315

−0.122

0.215

32.4%

Overall

28.3%

78.3%

−19.9%

13.3%

71.7%

100%

 Poorest

−0.067

3.311

−0.206

−2.178

0.927

7.4%

 Second

−0.082

2.842

−0.354

1.512

4.000

33.8%

 Middle

−0.486

2.488

−0.464

2.136

4.160

31.7%

 Fourth

1.780

2.334

−0.581

−0.192

1.561

28.8%

 Richest

−0.740

1.890

−0.588

−0.685

0.617

−1.1%

Overall

2.9%

110.2%

−18.8%

5.1%

96.5%

100%