Table 1.
Descriptive statistics
| Stunting sample | Underweight sample | Wasting sample | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 952 253) | (n = 981 740) | (n = 941 721) | |
| Mean/% | Mean/% | Mean/% | |
| Undernutrition prevalence | |||
| Stunting (%) | 36.93 | ||
| Underweight (%) | 20.86 | ||
| Wasting (%) | 8.93 | ||
| Maternal education | |||
| Non or incomplete primary (%) | 59.09 | 59.36 | 59.08 |
| Primary or incomplete secondary (%) | 26.59 | 26.44 | 26.58 |
| Secondary or higher (%) | 14.32 | 14.20 | 14.34 |
| Paternal education | |||
| Non or incomplete primary (%) | 49.16 | 49.32 | 49.12 |
| Primary or incomplete secondary (%) | 31.99 | 31.89 | 32.01 |
| Secondary or higher (%) | 18.84 | 18.79 | 18.87 |
| Difference in education levels | |||
| Father < Mother (%) | 16.23 | 16.06 | 16.20 |
| Father = Mother (%) | 49.62 | 49.72 | 49.60 |
| Father > Mother (%) | 34.15 | 34.22 | 34.20 |
| Years of schoolinga | |||
| Maternal school years | 4.67 | 4.64 | 4.67 |
| Paternal school years | 5.90 | 5.88 | 5.90 |
| Difference school years | 1.23 | 1.25 | 1.24 |
| Number of school years differ (%) | 63.92 | 63.63 | 63.87 |
| Mother better educated (%) | 20.10 | 19.87 | 20.05 |
Descriptive statistics are pooled for all surveys and unweighted. n denotes the number of observations in the sample used to calculate a statistic. Weighted versions of this table are provided by Table A3 and A4 in the online appendix (Supplementary data are available at IJE online).
a There are small deviations in sample sizes in specifications based on years of schooling:
Stunting: n = 948 642; Underweight: n = 977 862; Wasting: n = 938 208.