Table 2.
Child Sample |
Sibling Sample |
Full Sample |
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Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | N | |
Height-for-Age Z | −1.24 | 1.02 | 1,731 | −1.16 | 1.23 | 710 | −1.21 | 1.08 | 2,441 |
Weight-for-Age Z | −1.33 | 1.10 | 1,716 | −1.37 | 1.24 | 714 | −1.34 | 1.14 | 2,430 |
Proportion Stunted | 0.20 | 0.40 | 1,731 | 0.24 | 0.43 | 710 | 0.21 | 0.41 | 2,441 |
Proportion Severely Underweight | 0.24 | 0.43 | 1,716 | 0.29 | 0.46 | 714 | 0.25 | 0.44 | 2,430 |
Proportion Food Insecure | 0.07 | 0.26 | 1,866 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Food Insecurity Severity Index | 0.00 | 0.70 | 1,866 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Source: Gansu Survey of Children and Families, 2004. Note: Stunting and wasting=<−2 Z score for height and for weight, respectively.