Dynamics of inequality in child under-nutrition in Ethiopia

Table 13 Extended and Symmetric Concentration indices (CI) of malnutrition prevalence by methods

Method	HAZ		WHZ		WAZ
v, β parameters	1.5	5	1.5	5	1.5	5
Ranking variable -Wealth index
Extended CI(v)	−.029	−.094	−.019	−.068	−.033	−.112
Symmetric CI(β)	−.038	−.073	−.028	−.043	−.047	−.076
Generalized extended CI(v)	−.327	−.290	−.107	−.106	−.310	−.293
Generalized symmetric CI(β)	−.252	−.486	−.094	−.144	−.262	−.425
Ranking variable -Consumption
Extended CI(v)	−.026	−.120	−.014	−.022	−.027	−.101
Symmetric CI(β)	−.045	−.060	−.016	−.034	−.040	−.065
Generalized extended CI(v)	−.297	−.370	−.082	−.035	−.256	−.264
Generalized symmetric CI(β)	−.303	−.399	−.054	−.114	−.225	−.366

v = inequality risk aversion parameter, β = degree of sensitivity to extremity or symmetric parameter. If V = 1.5 ➔ more weight to rich, and V = 5➔ more weight to poor, if β =1.5 ➔ more to middle classes, and β = 5➔ more to extreme classes

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