From: A matching decomposition of the rural–urban difference in malnutrition in Malawi
Variable | HAZ and WAZ | ||
---|---|---|---|
Unmatched rural | Unmatched urban | Common support | |
HAZ | −1.802 | −1.410 | −1.783 |
WAZ | −1.049 | −0.798 | −1.068 |
Mild stunting | 0.745 | 0.644 | 0.729 |
Moderate stunting | 0.466 | 0.338 | 0.458 |
Severe stunting | 0.192 | 0.127 | 0.191 |
Mild underweight | 0.543 | 0.456 | 0.570 |
Moderate underweight | 0.196 | 0.144 | 0.188 |
Severe underweight | 0.033 | 0.019 | 0.042 |
Poorest | 0.238 | 0.046 | 0.281 |
Poor | 0.224 | 0.066 | 0.235 |
Middle | 0.230 | 0.106 | 0.159 |
Richer | 0.192 | 0.163 | 0.180 |
Richest | 0.113 | 0.617 | 0.142 |
Age difference | 7.218 | 6.927 | 4.419 |
Teen age mother | 0.086 | 0.109 | 0.171 |
No education | 0.289 | 0.137 | 0.302 |
Primary education | 0.682 | 0.676 | 0.703 |
Secondary education + | 0.066 | 0.276 | 0.130 |
No education | 0.172 | 0.082 | 0.295 |
Primary education | 0.693 | 0.485 | 0.617 |
Secondary education + | 0.149 | 0.470 | 0.102 |
Observations | 41847 | 4536 | 7496 |
Share (%) | 77.67 | 8.42 | 13.91 |