Table 2.
Age-specific household wealth gradients in early childhood health
| Bangladesh | Nepal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
| HAZ | WAZ | HAZ | WAZ | |
| Age 0–11M ×Richest Q. | 0.271** | 0.243*** | 0.171 | 0.043 |
| (0.113) | (0.087) | (0.171) | (0.147) | |
| Age 12–35M ×Richest Q. | 0.465*** | 0.346*** | 0.255 | 0.140 |
| (0.084) | (0.071) | (0.155) | (0.119) | |
| Age 36–59M ×Richest Q. | 0.372*** | 0.210*** | 0.071 | 0.182 |
| (0.074) | (0.068) | (0.131) | (0.127) | |
| Child specific controls | ||||
| Child’s age | ||||
| Age 0–11 M (Reference) | ||||
| Age 12–35M | –1.035*** | –0.581*** | –0.951*** | –0.344*** |
| (0.052) | (0.042) | (0.094) | (0.081) | |
| Age 36–59M | –1.007*** | –0.784*** | –1.073*** | –0.470*** |
| (0.053) | (0.043) | (0.103) | (0.089) | |
| Male | –0.003 | 0.051* | –0.057 | –0.067 |
| (0.033) | (0.027) | (0.060) | (0.049) | |
| Birth size | –0.347*** | –0.458*** | –0.341*** | –0.415*** |
| (0.046) | (0.037) | (0.080) | (0.055) | |
| Birth order | –0.114*** | –0.075*** | –0.058* | –0.092*** |
| (0.021) | (0.016) | (0.030) | (0.025) | |
| Maternal controls | ||||
| Mother’s age | 0.033*** | 0.018*** | 0.013 | 0.015 |
| (0.006) | (0.005) | (0.011) | (0.009) | |
| Mother’s education | ||||
| No education (Reference) | ||||
| Primary education | 0.074 | 0.044 | 0.087 | 0.126 |
| (0.058) | (0.046) | (0.101) | (0.077) | |
| Secondary education | 0.172*** | 0.223*** | 0.248** | 0.328*** |
| (0.060) | (0.050) | (0.102) | (0.083) | |
| Mother’s height | 0.056*** | 0.058*** | ||
| (0.003) | (0.007) | |||
| Mother’s BMI | 0.064*** | 0.067*** | ||
| (0.005) | (0.010) | |||
| Paternal controls | ||||
| Father’s age | 0.003 | 0.001 | –0.007 | –0.001 |
| (0.003) | (0.003) | (0.008) | (0.006) | |
| Father’s education | ||||
| No Education (Reference) | ||||
| Primary education | –0.011 | –0.032 | 0.092 | 0.052 |
| (0.049) | (0.043) | (0.130) | (0.099) | |
| Secondary education | 0.199*** | 0.091** | 0.178 | 0.091 |
| (0.055) | (0.045) | (0.127) | (0.094) | |
| Household controls | ||||
| Log (Household size) | 0.005 | 0.032 | 0.029 | 0.000 |
| (0.045) | (0.039) | (0.102) | (0.070) | |
| Rural | –0.026 | –0.019 | –0.289*** | –0.067 |
| (0.052) | (0.045) | (0.102) | (0.076) | |
| Religion | –0.120* | –0.119** | –0.160 | –0.175*** |
| (0.062) | (0.054) | (0.100) | (0.067) | |
| Weighted Sample Size | 7505 | 7504 | 2342 | 2339 |
| R-Squared | 0.204 | 0.199 | 0.210 | 0.180 |
| F | 55.593 | 50.682 | 21.665 | 15.466 |
| Mean VIF | 2.17 | 2.18 | 1.76 | 1.77 |
Note: The numbers in the parenthesis refer to the linearized standard errors that account for survey design and sample weight. ***indicates p< 0.01, ** indicates p < 0.05 and *indicates p <0.1. Each regression also includes dummies to capture regional effects. The regional dummies for Bangladesh are based on the seven major divisions, and for Nepal the regional dummies are based on the five developmental regions. The religion dummy captures the Muslim and Hindu religions for Bangladesh and Nepal respectively