Table 1.

Basic characteristics of children and caregivers (n = 1748).

Characteristics	n (%)
Panel A: Child Characteristics
(1) Infant Age at time of survey
(2) 6–11 months	532 (30%)
(3) 12–17 months	645 (37%)
(4) 18–24 months	571 (33%)
(5) Infant is male	908 (52%)
(6) Infant has siblings	873 (50%)
(7) Premature birth	82 (5%)
Panel B: Household Characteristics
(8) Mother is primary caregiver	1219 (70%)
(9) Mother is older than 25 years at time of survey	1140 (65%)
(10) Mother has a middle school education or below	1383 (79%)
(11) Family receives Minimum Living Standard Guarantee	192 (11%)

Data Source: Authors’ survey. Note: (i) Data are presented as frequency and percentage. (ii) The sample size n = 1748 refers to 1748 caregiver–child dyads included in the study.