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Changes in socioeconomic inequality in Indonesian children's cognitive function from 2000 to 2007: a decomposition analysis

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dc.contributor.authorMaika, A.
dc.contributor.authorMittinty, N.
dc.contributor.authorBrinkman, S.
dc.contributor.authorHarper, S.
dc.contributor.authorSatriawan, E.
dc.contributor.authorLynch, J.
dc.contributor.editorLidzba, K.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractBackground: Measuring social inequalities in health is common; however, research examining inequalities in child cognitive function is more limited. We investigated household expenditure-related inequality in children’s cognitive function in Indonesia in 2000 and 2007, the contributors to inequality in both time periods, and changes in the contributors to cognitive function inequalities between the periods. Methods: Data from the 2000 and 2007 round of the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) were used. Study participants were children aged 7–14 years (n = 6179 and n = 6680 in 2000 and 2007, respectively). The relative concentration index (RCI) was used to measure the magnitude of inequality. Contribution of various contributors to inequality was estimated by decomposing the concentration index in 2000 and 2007. Oaxaca-type decomposition was used to estimate changes in contributors to inequality between 2000 and 2007. Results: Expenditure inequality decreased by 45% from an RCI = 0.29 (95% CI 0.22 to 0.36) in 2000 to 0.16 (95% CI 0.13 to 0.20) in 2007 but the burden of poorer cognitive function was higher among the disadvantaged in both years. The largest contributors to inequality in child cognitive function were inequalities in per capita expenditure, use of improved sanitation and maternal high school attendance. Changes in maternal high school participation (27%), use of improved sanitation (25%) and per capita expenditures (18%) were largely responsible for the decreasing inequality in children’s cognitive function between 2000 and 2007. Conclusions: Government policy to increase basic education coverage for women along with economic growth may have influenced gains in children’s cognitive function and reductions in inequalities in Indonesia.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityAmelia Maika, Murthy N. Mittinty, Sally Brinkman, Sam Harper, Elan Satriawan, John W. Lynch
dc.identifier.citationPLoS One, 2013; 8(10):e78809-1-e78809-9
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0078809
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.orcidMittinty, N. [0000-0001-8778-9793]
dc.identifier.orcidBrinkman, S. [0000-0001-7538-4844]
dc.identifier.orcidLynch, J. [0000-0003-2781-7902]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/81870
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/570120
dc.rights© 2013 Maika et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078809
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectCognition
dc.subjectHousing
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factors
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectIncome
dc.subjectIndonesia
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectMale
dc.titleChanges in socioeconomic inequality in Indonesian children's cognitive function from 2000 to 2007: a decomposition analysis
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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