Research Article
Gender Disparity in Health and Food Expenditure in India among Elderly
Table 4
Inequality decomposition by gender among elderly, India (food expenditure).
| Gender | 1999-2000 | 2007-2008 | Theil T | Theil L | GE(−1) | Gini | Theil T | Theil L | GE(−1) | Gini |
| Male | 0.100 | 0.095 | 0.099 | 0.241 | 0.103 | 0.096 | 0.099 | 0.242 | Female | 0.087 | 0.084 | 0.090 | 0.228 | 0.094 | 0.088 | 0.091 | 0.235 |
| All | 0.094 | 0.090 | 0.095 | 0.235 | 0.099 | 0.092 | 0.096 | 0.239 |
| Within group | 0.094 | 0.090 | 0.095 | | 0.099 | 0.092 | 0.095 | | % share | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.7 | | 95.4 | 96.2 | 95.9 | | Between group | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | | % share | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | |
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