From: Income inequality among general practitioners in Iran: a decomposition approach
Variables | Population Sharea | Income Shareb | Income Mean (PPPc) | Gini Coefficient | Gini Decomposition | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Within | Between | Overlap | Overall | |||||
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 0.534 | 0.639 | 8339.10 | 0.349 | 0.192 (0.476) | 0.106 (0.263) | 0.104 (0.260) | 0.403 |
Female | 0.466 | 0.361 | 5389.94 | 0.434 | ||||
Overall | 1 | 1 | 0.403 | |||||
Age | ||||||||
26–35 years | 0.255 | 0.204 | 5919.32 | 0.418 | 0.109 (0.271) | 0.076 (0.190) | 0.216 (0.538) | 0.403 |
36–45 years | 0.291 | 0.299 | 7161.36 | 0.378 | ||||
46–55 years | 0.353 | 0.383 | 7738.72 | 0.392 | ||||
≥ 56 years | 0.101 | 0.094 | 6439.79 | 0.426 | ||||
Overall | 1 | 1 | 0.403 | |||||
Marital status | ||||||||
Single | 0.186 | 0.146 | 5438.25 | 0.379 | 0.288 (0.716) | 0.044 (0.111) | 0.069 (0.172) | 0.403 |
Married | 0.814 | 0.854 | 7304.91 | 0.404 | ||||
Over all | 1 | 1 | 0.403 | |||||
Practice setting | ||||||||
Salaried | 0.442 | 0.346 | 5471.60 | 0.389 | 0.201 (0.498) | 0.098 (0.244) | 0.103 (0.256) | 0.403 |
Self-employed | 0.558 | 0.654 | 8134.69 | 0.388 | ||||
Overall | 1 | 1 | 0.403 | |||||
Family Physician | ||||||||
No | 0.886 | 0.881 | 6915.29 | 0.414 | 0.327 (0.811) | 0.010 (0.026) | 0.065 (0.161) | 0.403 |
Yes | 0.114 | 0.109 | 7153.44 | 0.306 | ||||
Overall | 1 | 1 | 0.403 | |||||
Practice location | ||||||||
Capital of the country | 0.372 | 0.414 | 6306.80 | 0.434 | 0.101 (0.250) | 0.161 (0.399) | 0.140 (0.349) | 0.403 |
Province centers | 0.289 | 0.235 | 6808.16 | 0.406 | ||||
Other cities, villages | 0.339 | 0.351 | 7435.22 | 0.337 | ||||
Overall | 1 | 1 | 0.403 | |||||
Practice experience | ||||||||
0–5 years | 0.266 | 0.216 | 5624.94 | 0.375 | 0.074 (0.184) | 0.116 (0.287) | 0.212 (0.527) | 0.403 |
6–10 years | 0.161 | 0.143 | 6659.05 | 0.463 | ||||
11–15 years | 0.192 | 0.196 | 6860.18 | 0.358 | ||||
16–20 years | 0.218 | 0.260 | 8358.44 | 0.370 | ||||
≥ 21 years | 0.163 | 0.185 | 7670.13 | 0.403 | ||||
Overall | 1 | 1 | 0.403 |