Table 1.

Distribution of diarrhea and illness with cough in children under-five in Vietnam by demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, 2000, 2006, and 2011

		Diarrhea						Illness with cough
		2001		2006		2011		2001		2006		2011
Variables	Category	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Average		2,471	11	2,251	8	3,383	7	1,072	69	2,251	28	3,384	40
Child's age	<2 years	1,371	13	1,325	10	2,058	9	627	70	1,325	29	2,059	39
	≥2 years	1,100	7	926	5	1,325	4	445	68	926	26	1,325	40
Child's gender	Female	1,209	9	1,105	7	1,652	7	531	71	1,105	27	1,653	38
	Male	1,262	12	1,146	9	1,731	7	541	67	1,146	28	1,731	41
Breastfeeding	No	46	9	38	3	76	7	22	68	38	24	76	45
	Yes	2,425	11	2,213	8	3,307	7	1,050	69	2,213	28	3,308	39
Mother's education	<Primary	818	13	380	9	670	8	365	70	380	22	671	42
	Lower secondary	1,239	11	347	11	1,379	7	556	70	347	26	1,379	40
	Upper secondary	351	7	847	8	660	7	125	64	847	31	660	37
	Tertiary	63	3	677	6	674	6	26	62	677	28	674	38
Area	Urban	495	7	332	4	1,373	6	199	62	332	27	1,373	39
	Rural	1,976	11	1,919	9	2,010	8	873	70	1,919	28	2,011	40
Ethnicity	Non-Kinh	400	14	746	12	481	11	154	65	746	24	481	39
	Kinh	2,071	10	1,505	6	2,902	6	918	70	1,505	30	2,903	40
Wealth quintiles	Poorest	642	14	757	10	667	9	300	67	757	23	667	44
	Second	606	13	468	5	571	7	278	73	468	32	572	42
	Middle	444	7	431	7	639	7	208	67	431	29	639	38
	Fourth	407	9	365	9	733	6	150	70	365	33	733	39
	Richest	372	12	230	3	773	6	136	65	230	23	773	35