Table 4

Contributions of components of partial concentration index to relative difference between England and Scotland and Wales, 1993/5

EnglandScotlandWales
VariableVariableRelative difference from England*Contribution of relative difference to relative difference in PCI†VariableRelative difference from England*Contribution of relative difference to relative difference in PCI†
*Relative difference from England in variable x for country j is 100ln(xj/xE), which can be approximated by the percentage difference (xj−xE)/xE. †Contribution of relative difference in x to relative difference from England in PCI is 100ln(xj/xE)/ln(PCIj/PCIE).
Income coefficient0.000660.0007513.1201.4%0.0008929.55158.7%
Mean transformed income49.9247.64−4.67−71.8%45.57−9.11−48.9%
Mean health0.84310.8427−0.040.6%0.834−1.146.1%
Share of health attributable to transformed income0.0390.0438.47130.2%0.04921.58115.9%
Gini of transformed income0.2860.280−1.97−30.2%0.277−2.96−15.9%
Partial concentration index0.01120.01196.500.013518.62