Table 2.
IHDS results are driven by local untouchability context, not own household’s practice of untouchability
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent variable: | Height-for-age z-score | ||
| Own HH untouchability | −0.0144 (0.049) | 0.148** (0.057) | 0.108+ (0.060) |
| PSU untouchability | −0.445*** (0.105) | −0.184+ (0.108) | |
| PSU conflict | 0.039 (0.056) | ||
| PSU bond together | 0.066 (0.092) | ||
| ln(cons. per capita) | 0.154*** (0.045) | ||
| Urban | 0.168** (0.0575) | ||
| HH has farm land | 0.0185 (0.0471) | ||
| Men eat first | |||
| Resp. has say | |||
| 3 maternal education groups | |||
| Number of children | ✓ | ||
| 7 social groups | ✓ | ||
| Age, sex, position | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| n | 11,094 | 11,094 | 10,226 |
Child-level sample, matching child-level height analysis from IHDS
***, **, *, and +denote statistical significance at the 0.001, 0.01, 0.05, and 0.1 levels. Standard errors are in parentheses