Table 1.
Descriptive statistics. Proportions of categorical variables and mean/standard deviation of numerical variables - children from 40 countries, 2004–2010
| Variable | Proportion | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | |||
| Diarrheal disease | 0.14 | ||
| Female sex | 0.49 | ||
| Age of child (months) | 28.76 | 17.25 | |
| Immunization | 0.58 | ||
| Possession of health card | 0.84 | ||
| Undernutrition | 0.06 | ||
| Normal birth weight | 0.48 | ||
| Low birth weight | 0.06 | ||
| No weighed at birth | 0.46 | ||
| Duration of breastfeeding (months) | 13.73 | 9.86 | |
| Mother | |||
| Age of mother (years) | 28.66 | 6.72 | |
| No education | 0.30 | ||
| Elementary education | 0.33 | ||
| High school education | 0.30 | ||
| Superior education | 0.07 | ||
| Employment | 0.50 | ||
| Planned pregnancy | 0.70 | ||
| Household | |||
| Number of household members | 6.59 | 3.2 | |
| Sanitation | 1.24 | 0.74 | |
| Urban residence | 0.35 | ||
| Nuclear family | 0.69 | ||
| Wealth index | 3.00 | 1.41 | |
| Country data | |||
| Low income | 0.48 | ||
| Lower middle income | 0.35 | ||
| Upper middle income | 0.18 | ||
| Inequalities | 0.25 | ||
| Low health expenditure | 0.33 | ||
| Middle health expenditure | 0.63 | ||
| High health expenditure | 0.08 | ||