Decomposition of a bivariate rank dependent index, such as the concentration index, is commonly used to explain … socioeconomic inequalities in health. We introduce a new decomposition technique based on the recentered influence function that …

decomposition results show that distributional changes in the population explain the increase in suicide inequality and partly …

decomposition method of the CI was used to estimate the main influencing factors affecting inequality of CHE incidence. Results …

decomposition method of the CI was used to estimate the main influencing factors affecting inequality of CHE incidence. Results …

its decomposition, socio-economic inequalities of tobacco consumption grouped by gender were estimated. The concentration …

This article suggests an extension of the standard decomposition of the concentration index that allows for an … for one vital health-related behavior, smoking. The decomposition uses an underlying model that considers both individual …

County, Denmark, by linking survey data to register based data. A decomposition of the concentration index was used to … explain the sources of overall income-related inequality in utilization. The decomposition approach suggests that health care …

-related inequalities in obesity. By use of the concentration index and decomposition techniques we answer the following questions: 1) Does …