Table 9 Adjusted SES gradients in child development using wealth index as measure of SES
From: Measuring socioeconomic gaps in nutrition and early child development in Bolivia
| VARIABLES | Height for age z-score | Weight for age z-score | Weight for height z-score | Stunting (%) | Underweight (%) | Overweight (%) | Anemia | VAD (%) | Iron deficiency (%) | Gross motor z-score | Commun. z-score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintile 2 = 1 | 0.244*** (0.056) | 0.217*** (0.049) | 0.104** (0.045) | -0.105*** (0.018) | -0.006 (0.005) | 0.007 (0.009) | -0.075*** (0.022) | -0.102* (0.053) | 0.098** (0.048) | -0.016 (0.078) | -0.008 (0.073) |
| Quintile 3 = 1 | 0.519*** (0.060) | 0.392*** (0.051) | 0.131** (0.057) | -0.172*** (0.019) | -0.013*** (0.004) | 0.025** (0.011) | -0.157*** (0.024) | -0.117* (0.065) | 0.039 (0.051) | 0.150** (0.066) | 0.081 (0.072) |
| Quintile 4 = 1 | 0.713*** (0.068) | 0.530*** (0.054) | 0.189*** (0.054) | -0.187*** (0.018) | -0.004 (0.006) | 0.049*** (0.014) | -0.216*** (0.025) | -0.056 (0.053) | 0.024 (0.044) | 0.002 (0.074) | 0.007 (0.074) |
| Quintile 5 = 1 | 0.934*** (0.067) | 0.665*** (0.056) | 0.210*** (0.057) | -0.220*** (0.017) | -0.010* (0.005) | 0.034*** (0.012) | -0.280*** (0.026) | -0.167*** (0.053) | 0.030 (0.043) | 0.176** (0.079) | 0.174** (0.080) |
| Female | 0.110*** (0.034) | 0.083*** (0.029) | 0.035 (0.029) | -0.035*** (0.012) | -0.012*** (0.003) | -0.012 (0.008) | -0.042*** (0.015) | -0.011 (0.028) | -0.105*** (0.029) | -0.083** (0.039) | 0.087** (0.035) |
| Constant | -1.202*** (0.101) | -0.805*** (0.098) | 0.117 (0.123) | 0.276*** (0.026) | 0.073*** (0.016) | 0.114*** (0.030) | 0.612*** (0.033) | 0.553*** (0.045) | 0.184*** (0.041) | -0.105 (0.073) | 0.048 (0.094) |
| Observations | 10,884 | 10,481 | 10,466 | 10,884 | 10,466 | 10,466 | 9,427 | 1,610 | 1,610 | 5,761 | 5,761 |
| R-squared | 0.126 | 0.063 | 0.020 | 0.059 | 0.013 | 0.011 | 0.100 | 0.031 | 0.040 | 0.016 | 0.013 |