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. 2021 May 20;21:951. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11014-1

Table 4.

Multilevel probit regression models, average marginal effects, [95% CI]

Tobacco1 Overweight2 Harmful alcohol use3 Unhealthy household behavior4
Rural household Ref Ref Ref Ref
Urban household 0.02 [.02–.03] 0.02 [.02–.03] 0.03 [.02–.03] 0.02 [.02–.03]
Age below 20 yrs (F) Ref Ref Ref
 20–35 yrs. (F) 0.17 [.16–.17] 0.09 [.08–.11] 0.06 [.04–.08]
 above 35 yrs. (F) 0.25 [.25–.26] 0.11 [.10–.13] 0.07 [.05–.09]
Age below 20 yrs (M) Ref Ref
 20–35 yrs. (M) 0.16 [.15–.16] 0.03 [−.03–.09]
 above 35 yrs. (M) 0.17 [.16–.17] 0.06 [−.00–.12]
Illiterate (F) Ref Ref Ref
Literate (F) 0.03 [.02–.03] 0.02 [.02–.03] 0.02 [.01–.03]
Illiterate (M) Ref Ref
Literate (M) 0.00 [−.00–.01] 0.01 [−.00–.01]
Education: Less then primary (F) Ref Ref Ref
 Secondary or higher (F) −0.02 [−.02--.01] − 0.01 [−.02--.00] 0.01
Education: Less then primary (M) Ref Ref
 Secondary or higher (M) −0.02 [−.03–.01] − 0.01 [−.02 - -.00]
Occupation: none (F) Ref Ref Ref
 white-collar (F) 0.03 [.02–.03] 0.04 [.03–.05] − 0.01 [−.02–.00]
 blue-collar (F) 0.01 [.01–.02] 0.09 [.09–.10] 0.02 [.01–.02]
 agriculture (F) −0.03 [−.04--.03] 0.11 [.10–.11] 0.02 [.01–.02]
Occupation: none (M) Ref Ref
 white-collar (M) 0.02 [.01–.02] − 0.02 [−.04 - -.01]
 blue-collar (M) 0.06 [.05–.06] −0.00 [−.01–.01]
 agriculture (M) 0.04 [.03–.04] − 0.02 [−.03 - -.00]
Wealth index: very poor Ref Ref Ref Ref
 poor −0.00 [−.01–.00] 0.03 [.02–.03] − 0.03 [−.04--.06] 0.00 [−.00–.01]
 middle − 0.00 [−.0–.00] 0.06 [.06–.07] − 0.05 [−.06- -.05] 0.02 [.01–.02]
 rich − 0.02 [.03–.02] 0.11 [.11–.12] − 0.07 [−.08 - -.07] 0.02 [.01–.03]
 very rich − 0.05 [−.06--.05] 0.17 [.17–.18] − 0.11 [−.12- -.10] 0.00 [−.01–.01]
Household size − 0.00 [−.00--.00] − 0.00 [−.00--.00] − 0.01 [−.01 - -.01] − 0.01 [.01 - -.01]
Number of living children (F) 0.00 [.00–.00] 0.01 [.01–.01] 0.01 [.00–.01]
Number of living children (M) 0.00[.00–.00] 0.00 [−.00–.00]
Armenia Ref Ref Ref Ref
Albania −0.17 [−.18--.15] 0.01 [−.09–.02] . .
Burundi − 0.32 [−.33--.30] 0.14 [.13–.16] 0.10 [.08–.12] − 0.24 [−.26 - -.21]
Cambodia −0.17 [−.18--.15] 0.02 [.01–.04] 0.40 [.38–.42] −0.08 [−.10 - -.06]
Chad . 0.07 [.05–.08] − 0.16 [−.18 -. -.14] .
Congo −0.25 [−.26--.23] 0.20 [.18–.21] −0.02 [.04 - -.00] − 0.34 [−.37 - -.31]
Egypt . 0.42 [.41–.44] . .
Ethiopia −0.38 [−.39--.36] − 0.28 [−.29–.26] −0.21 [−.23 - -.19] −0.37 [−.39 - -.35]
Gambia −0.23 [−.24--.21] 0.28 [−.27–.30] Sample too small −0.28 [−.31 - -.25]
India −0.30 [−.31--.28] −0.24 [−.26--.23] −0.07 [−.08 - -.05] −0.24 [−.26 - -.23]
Kenya −0.29 [−.31--.28] −0.12 [−.13--.10] −0.08 [−.10 - -.06] −0.21 [−.22 - -.19]
Malawi −0.33 [−.34--.31] 0.34 [.32–.35] −0.11 [−.13 - -.09] −0.22 [−.25 - -.20]
Nigeria −0.42 [−.43--.40] −0.13 [−.14--.11] −0.26 [−.28 - -.25] −0.31 [−.33 - -.29]
Rwanda −0.37 [.39--.35] 0.19 [.18–.21] 0.05 [.03–.08] −0.22 [.25 - -.20]
Sierra Leone −0.19 [−.20–.18] 0.22 [.21–.24] −0.28 [−.31 - -.26] −0.24 [−.26 - -.22]
South Africa −0.12 [−.13--.10] 0.46 [.44–.48] 0.04 [.02–.06] −0.07 [−.10 - -.04]
Tanzania −0.32 [−.34--.31] −0.12 [−.13--.10] −0.14 [−.16 - -.12] −0.22 [−.25 - -.19]
Tajikistan . −0.06[−.08--.05] − 0.19 [−.21 - -.17] .
Timor-Leste −0.00 [−.02–.01] −0.38[−.39--.36] −0.04 [.06 - -.02] − 0.26 [−.28 - -.23]
Togo − 0.36 [−.38--.35] 0.22 [.20–.23] −0.14 [−.16 - -.11] −0.25 [−.27 - -.22]
Zambia −0.25 [−.27--.24] −0.18 [−.20--.17] 0.04 [.02–.06] −0.14 [−.16 - -.12]
Zimbabwe −0.26[−.27--.24] −0.07[−.08--.05] −0.00 [−.02–.01] −0.13 [−.15 - -.11]
N 245,835 443,528 172,450 90,578

1: Men’s dataset; 2: Women’s dataset; 3: Women’s dataset (reporting on partner’s alcohol use); 4: Couples’ dataset

Italian: significant at p < 0.05

F: reported in women’s dataset

M: reported in men’s dataset