Table 1.

Definition of Variables

Variable	Definition
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
Underweight	Categorical Variable: Whether family whose children were underweight; Yes = 1 and No = 0
INDEPENDENT VARIABLES
Sex of the child	Dummy variable = 1 if sex of the child was male, otherwise = 0 for sex of the child female
Social Status of the Family	Dummy variable = 1 if the family was ST, otherwise = 0 if family was Non-ST
Participation in any community based organization (CBO)	Dummy variable = 1 if any member of the family was participating in any CBO, otherwise = 0 if nobody from the family was participating in any CBO
Mother literacy	Dummy variable = 1 if the mother of the child possess educational qualification above Matriculation, otherwise = 0 if the mother was not educated or her education was less than matriculation.
Asset based quintile
Lower 20 % ~ Quintile 1	Dummy variable = 1 if the family’s’ asset base was Lowest 20 %.
Lower 20 % ~ Quintile 2	Dummy variable = 1 if the family’s’ asset base was Lower 20 %.
Middle 20 % ~ Quintile 3	Dummy variable = 1 if the family’s’ asset base was Middle 20 %
Higher 20 % ~ Quintile 4	Dummy variable = 1 if the family’s’ asset base was Higher 20 %.
Highest 20 % ~ Quintile 5	Dummy variable = 1 if the family’s’ asset base was Highest 20 % (Quintile 5 is a reference category)