Table 15.
Three fold decomposition of mean difference of child undernutrition between poor (bottom 60%) and non-poor (top 40%)
| Variables /undernutrition levels | HAZ | WHZ | WAZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall differential | |||
| Mean prediction for Rich (R) | −1.21*** (.060) | −.429*** (.051) | −1.10*** (.050) |
| Mean prediction for Poor (P) | −1.52*** (.056) | −.530*** (.042) | −1.35*** (.041) |
| Row Difference(R-P) | .305*** (.073) | .100* (.059) | .249*** (.056) |
| due to Endowments (explained) -E | .265* (.146) | .039 (.118) | .313*** (.097) |
| due to Coefficients (unexplained) -C | .188* (.105) | .025 (.079) | .097 (.079) |
| due to Interactions (CE) | −.147 (.167) | .036 (.130) | −.162 (.113) |
| Observations(N) | 8686 | 8132 | 9426 |
Significance level: ***, ** and * is at 1%, 5 and 10% respectively and Std. Errors(in parenthesis) are adjusted for each clusters in ea_id (enumeration areas or primary sampling units)