Table 3.
Regression results for each food using respondent characteristics
| Dependent variables | Independent variables: mother's characteristics | Model parameters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foods | Age β (p) | Education β (p) | Employment β (p) | First birth β (p) | Prob > F | r 2 |
| Vegetables | −0.04 (0.5581) | −0.02 (0.7927) | 0.27 (0.6306) | −0.68 (0.1754) | 0.186 | 0.14 |
| Fruit | −0.04 (0.5935) | −0.03 (0.6492) | 0.29 (0.5918) | −0.67 (0.1609) | 0.1937 | 0.13 |
| Smoothie | −0.11 (0.1521) | −0.0001 (0.9963) | −0.32 (0.6270) | 0.13 (0.8213) | 0.5119 | 0.07 |
| Chicken broth | −0.16 (0.0139) | 0.009 (0.8836) | −0.61 (0.2422) | 0.41 (0.3589) | 0.1045 | 0.17 |
| Juice | −0.16 (0.1076) | −0.04 (0.7170) | 0.28 (0.7389) | 0.09 (0.8928) | 0.2557 | 0.12 |
| Chicken liver | 0.10 (0.2513) | 0.002 (0.9858) | 0.53 (0.4458) | −0.18 (0.7862) | 0.6819 | 0.06 |
| Oatmeal | −0.12 (0.2410) | −0.01 (0.9770) | 0.87 (0.3095) | −0.03 (0.9712) | 0.3621 | 0.12 |
| Sweet corn drink | −0.17 (0.3425) | −0.08 (0.5986) | −2.79 (0.0430) | 1.39 (0.2903) | 0.205 | 0.17 |
| Sweet potatoes | 0.14 (0.2173) | −0.24 (0.0290) | 1.03 (0.2600) | −1.47 (0.0717) | 0.1643 | 0.17 |
| Sweet corn drink with milk | −0.29 (0.0436) | 0.02 (0.8614) | −2.24 (0.0943) | 1.24 (0.2209) | 0.2616 | 0.16 |
| Cereals | −0.11 (0.4209) | −0.10 (0.4685) | −0.59 (0.5888) | −0.22 (0.8266) | 0.5762 | 0.07 |
| Rice | −0.06 (0.5144) | 0.03 (0.6801) | −0.08 (0.9137) | 0.40 (0.5797) | 0.9688 | 0.01 |
| Yogurt | −0.05 (0.6887) | 0.02 (0.8759) | 0.40 (0.6891) | −0.16 (0.8546) | 0.9308 | 0.02 |
| Beans | −0.16 (0.2232) | 0.15 (0.2388) | –0.77 (0.4747) | 0.50 (0.5923) | 0.6218 | 0.06 |
| Bean soup | −0.16 (0.2232) | 0.15 (0.2388) | −0.77 (0.4747) | 0.50 (0.5923) | 0.6218 | 0.06 |
| Noodle soup | −0.06 (0.5532) | 0.04 (0.6980) | −0.02 (0.9776) | −0.85 (0.2100) | 0.1998 | 0.14 |
| Milk | −0.18 (0.2978) | −0.19 (0.2509) | −0.62 (0.6582) | 0.68 (0.6054) | 0.4236 | 0.13 |
| Tortillas | 0.05 (0.7124) | −0.09 (0.4644) | 0.55 (0.5781) | −0.02 (0.9811) | 0.9186 | 0.03 |
| Chicken | −0.13 (0.2902) | −0.06 (0.6151) | 0.84 (0.4162) | −0.07 (0.9337) | 0.3974 | 0.1 |
| Crackers | 0.12 (0.3239) | −0.08 (0.4764) | 1.08 (0.2976) | −1.16 (0.2185) | 0.724 | 0.06 |
| Bread | −0.09 (0.4419) | 0.003 (0.9770) | 0.22 (0.8257) | −0.16 (0.8499) | 0.771 | 0.05 |
| Bread beans | 0.06 (0.7618) | 0.05 (0.8260) | 0.41 (0.7873) | −0.96 (0.5754) | 0.9704 | 0.03 |
| Lentils | 0.12 (0.6306) | −0.03 (0.9130) | −0.67 (0.7354) | −0.25 (0.8862) | 0.9785 | 0.02 |
| Garbanzo beans | 0.27 (0.1381) | 0.04 (0.7945) | 1.71 (0.2014) | −1.69 (0.1481) | 0.4245 | 0.16 |
| Cheese | 0.004 (0.9631) | −0.07 (0.5282) | 0.37 (0.6926) | −0.20 (0.7917) | 0.9617 | 0.02 |
| Beef | −0.05 (0.7760) | −0.13 (0.4413) | 1.44 (0.3221) | −1.79 (0.1790) | 0.2044 | 0.2 |
| Ham | −0.05 (0.7191) | −0.11 (0.5228) | 1.17 (0.3496) | −0.23 (0.8286) | 0.5728 | 0.11 |
| Eggs | 0.04 (0.7707) | 0.04 (0.7742) | 1.24 (0.3015) | −1.04 (0.3309) | 0.6475 | 0.07 |
| Alverjon beans | 0.03 (0.9155) | 0.25 (0.5300) | −1.91 (0.5558) | 1.4 (0.5677) | 0.6646 | 0.77 |
| Sausage | 0.02 (0.8914) | 0.004 (0.9860) | 1.73 (0.2361) | −0.64 (0.6067) | 0.7873 | 0.07 |
| Fish | −0.20 (0.2301) | −0.03 (0.8612) | 2.06 (0.1480) | −0.04 (0.9699) | 0.1388 | 0.25 |
| Beef liver | −0.31 (0.4307) | −0.83 (0.2384) | 0.62 (0.8901) | 1.52 (0.5888) | 0.5972 | 0.3 |
| Soft drinks | −0.48 (0.0331) | 0.03 (0.8738) | −0.42 (0.7920) | 2.24 (0.1455) | 0.2012 | 0.24 |
| Mutton | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Pork | −0.45 (0.1154) | 1.42 (0.0114) | 4.16 (0.1062) | −1.53 (0.4325) | 0.0232 | 0.81 |
| Coffee | −0.09 (0.8190) | 0.27 (0.6225) | −1.16 (0.6849) | 0.69 (0.8350) | 0.9628 | 0.05 |
NA, not available. Figures in bold indicate statistical significance.