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. 2017 Jan 9;54(1):337–360. doi: 10.1007/s13524-016-0538-y

Table 2.

Urban residence, population density, sanitation, and mortality: International sample

Infant Mortality Deaths per 1,000
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Urban –16.06*** –7.050*** –6.047*** –5.751**
(1.502) (1.614) (1.753) (1.760)
Local Open Defecation 27.22*** 28.28*** 32.38*** 28.71***
(3.945) (4.119) (2.924) (3.742)
Urban × Local Open Defecation 5.592 4.472
(3.256) (3.288)
ln(Density) –2.121*** –0.331 0.0357
(0.578) (0.645) (0.626)
ln(Density) × Local Open Defecation 3.321* 2.929*
(1.381) (1.366)
n (live births) 1,112,465 1,112,465 1,112,465 1,112,465 1,112,465 1,112,465

Notes: Standard errors are clustered by 172 DHS. All regressions include a country fixed effect. Interacted variables are demeaned to preserve interpretation across columns.

p < .10; *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001 (two-sided tests)