Table 1.
Weighted Sample Descriptives
| Children |
Mothers |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean or % | SE(B) | Mean or % | SE(B) | |
| Overweight1 | 20.77% | 28.57% | ||
| Mother's Education | ||||
| No Schooling | 36.23% | 36.33% | ||
| Primary | 33.01% | 32.79% | ||
| Secondary | 24.95% | 25.00% | ||
| Higher than Secondary | 5.81% | 5.88% | ||
| Child is Male | 50.87% | |||
| Age | 2.96 | 0.00 | 29.73 | 0.02 |
| Minimum Age of Child in Household in Months | 38.71 | 0.02 | 39.50 | 0.03 |
| Married Mother | 79.16% | 78.91% | ||
| Urban Residence | 36.25% | 36.32% | ||
| Log of Gross National Income2 | 7.61 | 0.00 | 7.60 | 0.01 |
| Year | 2001.37 | 0.01 | 2001.37 | 0.01 |
| Sample Size | 253,442 | 228,655 | ||
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys; Mexican Family Life Survey; China Health and Nutrition Survey.
Sample: Children aged 2 to 4 and their mothers in 33 less developed countries betweeen 1990 and 2008.
Countries had a minimum of 2 surveys at least 3 years apart with the most recent survey in the 2000s.
1
Child Overweight is based on CDC age and sex standardized growth charts. A percentile BMI at or above the 85th percentile is coded overweight. Mother Overweight is defined as a BMI greater than or equal to 25.
2
Gross National Income is measured per capita in 2000 U.S. contant prices and adjusted for purchasing power parity. The measure is log transformed.