From: Does birth under-registration reduce childhood immunization? Evidence from the Dominican Republic
Dependent variable: | (2.1) | (2.2) | (2.3) | (2.4) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 if child does not have birth certificate, 0 otherwise | OLS | PROBIT | OLS | PROBIT |
Distance to nearest registry in km | 0.010*** | 0.009*** | 0.011*** | 0.010*** |
(0.002) | (0.002) | (0.002) | (0.002) | |
Mother without document of identification | 0.376*** | 0.348*** | 0.376*** | 0.377*** |
(0.017) | (0.026) | (0.018) | (0.028) | |
Aged 0-2 months | 0.266*** | 0.327*** | 0.247*** | 0.314*** |
(0.035) | (0.055) | (0.035) | (0.058) | |
Aged 3-6 months | 0.084*** | 0.098*** | 0.068*** | 0.086*** |
(0.017) | (0.022) | (0.017) | (0.023) | |
Aged 7-12 months | 0.074*** | 0.086*** | 0.072*** | 0.088*** |
(0.016) | (0.021) | (0.016) | (0.022) | |
Child is a girl | -0.018* | -0.017* | -0.015 | -0.017 |
(0.010) | (0.010) | (0.010) | (0.011) | |
Birth order | 0.013*** | 0.012*** | 0.011*** | 0.011** |
(0.004) | (0.004) | (0.004) | (0.004) | |
Born in hospital/health center | -0.089** | -0.067 | -0.060 | -0.038 |
(0.037) | (0.045) | (0.037) | (0.043) | |
Mother's schooling in years | -0.013*** | -0.015*** | -0.013*** | -0.015*** |
(0.001) | (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.002) | |
Mother works | -0.013 | -0.024** | -0.017 | -0.030** |
(0.011) | (0.012) | (0.011) | (0.012) | |
One parent born abroad | 0.102*** | 0.075** | 0.118*** | 0.102*** |
(0.026) | (0.030) | (0.026) | (0.035) | |
Rural area | 0.014 | 0.022 | -0.001 | 0.014 |
(0.013) | (0.014) | (0.015) | (0.017) | |
No water/electricity | 0.018 | -0.004 | 0.063** | 0.027 |
(0.029) | (0.027) | (0.031) | (0.034) | |
Health center far away | 0.013 | 0.013 | 0.011 | 0.012 |
(0.011) | (0.012) | (0.011) | (0.013) | |
Vaccinated in a campaign | -0.003 | -0.005 | -0.013 | -0.014 |
(0.011) | (0.012) | (0.011) | (0.012) | |
Dist to immun center in km | -0.004 | -0.005 | -0.003 | -0.004 |
(0.003) | (0.003) | (0.003) | (0.004) | |
Immun cent attends morning/afternoon | 0.003 | 0.005 | -0.000 | -0.003 |
(0.011) | (0.011) | (0.012) | (0.013) | |
Constant | 0.177*** | 0.182*** | ||
(0.034) | (0.034) | |||
Household dummies | No | No | No | No |
Province dummies | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Municipality dummies | No | No | Yes | Yes |
Observations | 5157 | 5157 | 5157 | 5157 |
R 2 | 0.232 | 0.282 | ||
Pseudo R 2 | 0.219 | 0.258 |