TABLE 8.
Ordinary least squares regression of weight for age with each slum definition
| Independent variables | Model | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Census | (2) NFHS | (3) UN | (4) Committee | |
| Slum indicator variable(sd) | −0.023 (0.037) | −0.073 (0.039) | −0.152* (0.041) | −0.107 (0.058) |
| Child characteristics | ||||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | - | - | - | - |
| Female | 0.052 (0.033) | 0.052 (0.033) | 0.055 (0.033) | 0.053 (0.033) |
| Multiple | ||||
| No | - | - | - | - |
| Yes | −0.317 (0.198) | −0.374 (0.198) | −0.392 (0.202) | −0.377 (0.198) |
| Size | ||||
| Small | - | - | - | - |
| Medium | 0.269)* (0.051) | 0.271* (0.051) | 0.271* (0.051) | 0.267* (0.051) |
| Large | 0.422* (0.059) | 0.423* (0.059) | 0.423* (0.059) | 0.423* (0.423) |
| Mother characteristics | ||||
| Education | ||||
| None | - | - | - | - |
| Primary | 0.232* (0.069) | 0.232* (0.069) | 0.224* (0.069) | 0.228* (0.069) |
| Secondary | 0.149* (0.055) | 0.147* (0.055) | 0.133* (0.055) | 0.141* (0.055) |
| Higher | 0.402* (0.079) | 0.397* (0.079) | 0.366* (0.080) | 0.397* (0.079) |
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu | - | - | - | - |
| Muslim | −0.139* (0.048) | −0.134* (0.048) | −0.104* (0.049) | −0.145* (0.048) |
| Other | 0.015 (0.015) | 0.123 (0.096) | −0.003 (0.095) | 0.010 (0.096) |
| Children born in last 5 | ||||
| 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | −0.021 (0.038) | −0.022 (0.038) | −0.015 (0.038) | −0.020 (0.038) |
| 2 | 0.023 (0.074) | 0.022 (0.074) | 0.040 (0.074) | 0.026 (0.074) |
| Age | 0.005 (0.004) | 0.005 (0.004) | 0.005 (0.004) | 0.005 (0.004) |
| Height | 0.041* (0.003) | 0.042* (0.003) | 0.041* (0.003) | 0.042* (0.003) |
| Work | ||||
| Not working | - | - | - | - |
| Working | −0.104* (0.047) | −0.104* (0.047) | −0.107* (0.046) | −0.105* (0.047) |
| Caste | ||||
| Sched. caste/tribe | - | - | - | - |
| Not scheduled | −0.019 (0.046) | −0.014 (0.046) | −0.001 (0.046) | −0.019 (0.046) |
| Migrant | ||||
| Not a migrant | - | - | - | - |
| Migrant – city/town | 0.017 (0.042) | 0.017 (0.042) | 0.018 (0.042) | 0.015 (0.042) |
| Migrant – rural area | −0.041 (0.049) | −0.045 (0.049) | −0.039 (0.049) | −0.044 (0.049) |
| Partner’s education | ||||
| None | - | - | - | - |
| Primary | 0.132 (0.074) | 0.133 (0.074) | 0.129 (0.073) | 0.127 (0.074) |
| Secondary | 0.101 (0.064) | 0.101 (0.064) | 0.097 0.064 |
0.094 (0.064) |
| Higher | 0.178* (0.083) | 0.174* (0.083) | 0.163* (0.083) | 0.171* (0.083) |
| Deprivation index | 0.059* (0.011) | 0.057* (0.011) | 0.055* (0.011) | 0.056* (0.011) |
| City fixed effects | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| R2 | 0.1625 | 0.1629 | 0.1651 | 0.1632 |
Standard errors clustered at the household level.
*
statistically significant at p<0.05