Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of the cohort at each of the two study period (weighted frequency)

Variables (2004 and 2014)	2004 (5,977)		2014 (7,173)
	N	%	N	%
Mother's age at birth
Less than 20	1,944	33	2,258	31
Between 21 and 34	3,712	62	4,640	65
Between 35 and 49	320	5	274	4
Mother's height in cm
Less than 147 cm	1,655	28	1,679	23
Between 147 and 150 cm	1,515	25	1,856	26
Between 150 and 154 cm	1,444	24	1,746	24
More than 154 cm	1,363	23	1,892	26
Birth order
1	1,709	29	2,754	38
2	1,538	26	2,155	30
3	1,114	19	1,174	16
>4	1,615	27	1,089	15
Birth interval
Equal or less than 24 months	783	18	566	13
Between 25 and 36 months	1,084	25	806	18
Between 37 and 48 months	867	20	662	15
More than 48 months	1,529	36	2,372	54
Child's current age
0	1,145	19	1,407	20
1	1,182	20	1,542	21
2	1,205	20	1,422	20
3	1,239	21	1,402	20
4	1,207	20	1,400	20
Region
Barisal	355	6	1,516	21
Chittagong	1,325	22	2,517	35
Dhaka	1,834	31	546	8
Khulna	649	11	755	11
Rajshahi	1,323	22	728	10
Sylhet	490	8	698	10
Rangpura
Prenatal care from a medically trained provider
No	2,476	52	1,549	39
Yes	2,307	48	2,468	61
Delivery at a health care facility
Home	5,380	90	2,693	62
Facility	583	10	1,672	38
Husband's education level
No education	2,388	40	1,850	26
Primary level	1,638	27	2,160	30
Secondary level	1,396	23	2,191	31
Tertiary level	551	9	970	14
Mother's education level
No education	2,236	37	1,169	16
Primary level	1,875	31	2,008	28
Secondary level	1,564	26	3,324	46
Tertiary level	302	5	671	9
Asset quintile—may need to use year wise
Lowest	2,737	46	457	6
Second	1,417	24	1,022	14
Middle	1,034	17	1,550	22
Fourth	701	12	1,799	25
Highest	88	1	2,344	33
Improved sanitation and/or toilet
No	2,466	42	2,127	33
Yes	3,393	58	4,387	67
Women currently working
No	4,917	82	5,291	74
Yes	1,060	18	1,881	26

^aRangpur was not a separate division in 2004.