Table 2.

Descriptive statistics

	Full Sample			Ethiopia			India			Peru			Vietnam
	n	Mean	S.D.	n	Mean	S.D.	N	Mean	S.D.	n	Mean	S.D.	N	Mean	S.D.
HAZ Variables
HAZ(1)	7,266	−1.41	1.39	1,757	−1.83	1.65	1,825	−1.35	1.42	1,847	−1.33	1.22	1,837	−1.14	1.15
HAZ(5)	7,266	−1.50	1.06	1,757	−1.48	1.09	1,825	−1.65	0.98	1,847	−1.53	1.11	1,837	−1.34	1.03
HAZ(8)	7,266	−1.23	1.05	1,757	−1.23	1.05	1,825	−1.45	1.01	1,847	−1.15	1.05	1,837	−1.10	1.04
Change in HAZ ages 1 to 5 y	7,266	0.17	1.16	1,757	0.60	1.44	1,825	−0.11	1.22	1,847	0.18	0.89	1,837	0.038	0.90
Change in HAZ ages 5 to 8 y	7,266	0.88	0.78	1,757	1.24	0.93	1,825	0.93	0.80	1,847	0.69	0.58	1,837	0.67	0.60
ucHAZ(1:5)	7,266	0.00	0.79	1,757	0.00	0.92	1,825	0.00	0.80	1,847	0.00	0.80	1,837	0.00	0.65
ucHAZ(5:8)	7,266	0.00	0.61	1,757	0.00	0.72	1,825	0.00	0.60	1,847	0.00	0.58	1,837	0.00	0.53
Household characteristics
Consumption(R2)	7,098	0.01	1.01	1,756	0.00	1.01	1,662	0.00	1.00	1,846	0.01	1.01	1,834	0.00	1.02
Consumption(R3)	7,189	0.01	1.01	1,756	0.00	1.02	1,751	0.01	1.01	1,845	0.02	0.10	1,837	0.00	1.01
Caregiver highest grade   completed	7,252	5.0	4.6	1,744	2.4	3.6	1,825	3.3	4.4	1,846	7.8	4.4	1,837	6.5	3.5
Fathers’ highest grade   completed	7,083	6.8	4.6	1,683	4.9	4.3	1,822	5.6	5.0	1,789	9.1	3.9	1,789	7.7	4.0
Mothers’ height (cm)	6,987	152.9	7.6	1,615	158.4	9.0	1,793	151.5	6.5	1,761	149.9	5.9	1,818	152.2	5.9
Child is female (%)	7,266	47.9		1,757	46.6		1,825	46.3		1,847	49.8		1,837	48.8
Time between   measurement, R1 to R2	7,266	51.5	2.3	1,757	50.2	1.3	1,825	52.5	1.8	1,847	52.0	3.2	1,837	51.3	1.7
Time between   measurement, R2 to R3	7,266	32.8	2.6	1,757	35.1	1.3	1,825	31.2	1.5	1,847	31.5	3.3	1,837	33.6	1.1
Moved since age 1 (%)	7,266	24.1		1,757	20.6		1,825	11.5		1,847	48.6		1,837	15.4
Community Characteristics
Community has hospital (%)	7,136	51.3		1,669	31.9		1,783	47.4		1,847	34.4		1,837	89.8
Urban (%)	7,261	36.5		1,757	35.2		1,825	24.8		1,842	66.3		1,837	19.4
Community wealth	7,264	−0.01	2.56	1,757	0.02	2.71	1,824	−0.01	2.38	1,846	−0.04	2.62	1,837	−0.01	2.54