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Table 5 Decomposition of the Concentration Index for Severe Stunting (1996/97 & 2014)

From: Trends and determinants of inequities in childhood stunting in Bangladesh from 1996/7 to 2014

Variables

Coefficients & p-values

Elasticities

Concentration Index (C)

Contributions to C (%)

1996/97

2014

1996/97

2014

1996/97

2014

1996/97

2014

Change

Child’s age

0.022

0.00

0.014

0.00

1.88

3.47

−0.006

−0.009

9.08

13.54

4.46

Child’s age squared

0.000

0.00

0.000

0.00

−1.01

−2.81

−0.005

−0.016

−4.71

−20.07

−15.37

Birth Order

0.002

0.56

0.005

0.20

0.02

0.09

−0.042

−0.083

0.70

3.44

2.74

Antenatal visit to doctor

−0.041

0.06

−0.021

0.08

−0.02

−0.11

0.363

0.199

7.44

9.40

1.97

Delivery at health facility

0.067

0.11

−0.022

0.10

0.01

−0.07

0.639

0.302

−4.40

9.79

14.20

Early initiation of breastfeeding

−0.033

0.13

0.007

0.53

−0.02

0.03

0.062

−0.055

0.90

0.73

−0.17

Maternal Schooling (years)

−0.012

0.00

−0.006

0.00

−0.08

−0.32

0.408

0.188

28.28

26.99

−1.29

Paternal Schooling (years)

−0.010

0.00

−0.001

0.65

−0.10

−0.04

0.343

0.260

28.77

4.97

−23.80

Maternal CED (Chronic Energy Deficiency)

0.047

0.00

0.010

0.47

0.07

0.02

−0.101

−0.246

6.18

2.15

−4.03

Maternal short stature (<145 cm)

0.122

0.00

0.078

0.00

0.07

0.09

−0.041

−0.149

2.33

5.82

3.50

Wealth Index

−0.035

0.00

−0.011

0.26

−0.51

−0.47

0.074

0.105

32.01

22.13

−9.88

Total

        

106.58

78.89

−27.69

  1. Note: N = 3288 for 1996/97 and 3884 for 2014. All regressions are probit. Coefficients are average marginal effects. Standard errors used take into account sampling weights. In addition to the variables reported, all regressions control for division-specific fixed effects. Antenatal visit to doctor, delivery at health facility, early breastfeeding, and maternal CED and short stature are all dummy variables