Table 4 Estimates of decomposition analysis for the contribution of selected background factors to economic inequality to the high psychological distress among older adults in India (N = 9181)
Variables | Elasticity | CCI | Absolute contribution to CCI | Percentage Contribution to CCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 0.024 | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.1 |
Gender | 0.062 | −0.011 | −0.001 | −1.8 |
Religion | 0.068 | 0.076 | 0.005 | 14.0 |
Caste | 0.062 | 0.069 | 0.004 | 11.6 |
Place of residence | −0.007 | 0.052 | 0.000 | −1.0 |
Educational status | 0.059 | 0.125 | 0.007 | 20.0 |
Marital status | 0.015 | 0.039 | 0.001 | 1.6 |
Source of income | 0.024 | −0.023 | −0.001 | −1.5 |
Working status | −0.003 | −0.176 | 0.001 | 1.4 |
Community involvement | 0.046 | 0.035 | 0.002 | 4.4 |
Living arrangement | 0.118 | 0.040 | 0.005 | 12.8 |
How important do you feel you are important to your family? | −0.040 | −0.144 | 0.006 | 15.6 |
Violence | −0.009 | −0.192 | 0.002 | 4.7 |
Multi-morbidity | 0.003 | 0.078 | 0.000 | 0.6 |
Disability | −0.096 | −0.018 | 0.002 | 4.7 |
ADL | −0.012 | −0.011 | 0.000 | 0.4 |
IADL | −0.024 | −0.062 | 0.001 | 4.0 |
Cognitive ability | −0.039 | −0.081 | 0.003 | 8.6 |
Explained CCI | 0.037 | 100.0 | ||
Actual CCI | −0.233 | |||
Residual CCI | −0.270 |