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Table 2 OLS regressions for the degree of stunting h and the weighted fractional rank deviation d, where d has been excluded and included in the regression for h and h has been excluded and included in the regression for d

From: Structural equation modeling for decomposing rank-dependent indicators of socioeconomic inequality of health: an empirical study

 

h

d

 

Excluding d

Including d

Excluding h

Including h

 

Coefficient

t-stat

Coefficient

t-stat

Coefficient

t-stat

Coefficient

t-stat

Constant

0.1305

15.80 ∗∗∗

0.1212

14.16 ∗∗∗

-0.1720

-18.54 ∗∗∗

-0.1627

-16.99 ∗∗∗

Age of child

0.0016

10.94 ∗∗∗

0.0016

11.10 ∗∗∗

0.0003

1.82 â—‡

0.0005

2.41 ∗

Squared age of child

-0.0001

-13.49 ∗∗∗

-0.0001

-13.49 ∗∗∗

0.0000

0.02

0.0000

-0.80

Sex of child

0.0135

2.30 ∗

0.0139

2.36 ∗

0.0065

0.98

0.0074

1.12

Residence type

-0.0255

-2.18 ∗

-0.0122

-1.02

0.2470

22.30 ∗∗∗

0.2452

21.84 ∗∗∗

Education of mother

-0.0036

-3.43 ∗∗∗

-0.0030

-2.87 ∗∗

0.0106

8.06 ∗∗∗

0.0103

7.87 ∗∗∗

Education of partner/husband

-0.0030

-3.31 ∗∗∗

-0.0022

-2.38 ∗

0.0146

13.49 ∗∗∗

0.0144

13.28 ∗∗∗

Safe drinking water

0.0033

0.53

0.0103

1.60

0.1289

18.12 ∗∗∗

0.1291

18.18 ∗∗∗

Satisfactory sanitation

-0.0170

-2.03 ∗

-0.0110

-1.28

0.1118

12.12 ∗∗∗

0.1106

11.96 ∗∗∗

d

−

−

-0.0539

-4.19 ∗∗∗

−

−

−

−

h

−

−

−

−

−

−

-0.0712

-4.17 ∗∗∗

F

 

96.55 ∗∗∗

 

90.11 ∗∗∗

 

765.62 ∗∗∗

 

687.07 ∗∗∗

R 2

0.0770

 

0.0806

 

0.3983

 

0.4006

 

N

9262

 

9262

 

9262

 

9262

 
  1. ◇ p<0.1, ∗ p<0.05, ∗∗ p<0.01, ∗∗∗ p<0.001