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Table 5 Concentration indices for long-term care use, long-term trend

From: Socioeconomic Inequity in Access to Medical and Long-Term Care Among Older People

 

Socioeconomic indicator

Statistics

Total

Men

Women

Standardised long-term care use

Education

Concentration index

0.08

0.07

0.10

 

SE

0.02

0.04

0.02

 

P-value

< 0.01

< 0.05

< 0.01

 

N

1,370

431

939

Income

Concentration index

0.07

0.01

0.10

 

SE

0.02

0.04

0.02

 

P-value

< 0.01

0.78

< 0.01

 

N

1,155

383

772

  1. Income refers to couples’ income, which is equivalised by the marital status and residualised by employment status