Research Article
Gender Disparity in Health and Food Expenditure in India among Elderly
Table 3
Inequality decomposition by gender among elderly, India (health expenditure).
| Gender | 1999-2000 | 2007-2008 | Theil T | Theil L | GE(−1) | Gini | Theil T | Theil L | GE(−1) | Gini |
| Male | 0.585 | 0.658 | 1.524 | 0.572 | 0.832 | 0.807 | 1.651 | 0.642 | Female | 0.401 | 0.454 | 0.786 | 0.468 | 1.043 | 1.115 | 2.866 | 0.702 |
| All groups | 0.586 | 0.644 | 1.404 | 0.569 | 0.868 | 0.863 | 1.888 | 0.656 |
| Within group | 0.564 | 0.618 | 1.374 | | 0.867 | 0.862 | 1.887 | | % share | 96.2 | 96.0 | 97.9 | | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | | Between group | 0.022 | 0.026 | 0.030 | | 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.001 | | % share | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.1 | | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
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