Table 3

Decomposition of inequalities in stillbirth history in Tehran 2014

Variable	Mean	Coefficient	Elasticity	C_k	Absolute contribution	Per cent contribution
Most deprived	0.199	0.083	−0.004	−0.800	0.003
Quintile 2	0.200	−0.25	−0.013	−0.399	−0.005
Quintile 3	0.200	−0.462	0.023	0.007	0.000
Quintile 4	0.201	−0.564	0.029	0.4	0.011
Sum						26.6
Mother’s age: 15–25	0.263	−0.9	0.06	−0.171	−0.01
Mother’s age: 26–35	0.617	−0.512	0.08	0.048	0.004
Sum						−17.1
Father’s age: 15–25	0.652	0.116	−0.019	−0.264	0.005
Father’s age: 26–35	0.598	−0.099	0.015	−0.024	000
Sum						12.6
Mother’s nationality (non-Iranian)	0.07	−0.315	0.006	−0.675	−0.004	−10.1
Father’s nationality (non-Iranian)	0.07	−0.066	0.001	−0.662	−0.001	−2.1
Mother’s education (under diploma)	0.272	0.589	−0.04	−0.448	0.018
Mother’s education (diploma)	0.402	0.159	−0.016	−0.033	0.001
Sum						50.1
Father’s education (under diploma)	0.328	0.071	−0.006	−0.419	0.002
Father’s education (diploma)	0.354	0.058	−0.005	0.011	0.000
Sum						6.5
Father’s occupation (skilled)	0.431	−0.066	0.007	0.191	0.001
Father’s occupation (unskilled)	0.505	−0.018	0.002	−0.133	0.000
Sum						2.9
Mother’s occupation (housewife)	0.874	0.685	−0.153	−0.074	0.011	30.5
Natural logarithmic mean of stillbirth	−3.966			0.037		100