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Table 4 Effect of Lack of Birth Certificate on Individual Vaccines

From: Does birth under-registration reduce childhood immunization? Evidence from the Dominican Republic

Dependent variable:

(4.1)

(4.2)

(4.3)

(4.4)

(4.5)

(4.6)

(4.7)

(4.8)

(4.9)

1 if child took vaccine, 0 otherwise

BCG

HEPB

DTP1

DTP2

DTP3

OPV1

OPV2

OPV3

MCV

Child without birth certificate

-0.031

-0.037

-0.131**

-0.117*

-0.088

-0.107**

-0.007

-0.135*

-0.299***

(0.032)

(0.038)

(0.053)

(0.060)

(0.072)

(0.049)

(0.045)

(0.076)

(0.083)

Card (seen)

0.029***

-0.029***

0.027***

0.089***

0.175***

0.005

0.172***

0.426***

-0.143***

(0.007)

(0.006)

(0.008)

(0.014)

(0.018)

(0.005)

(0.014)

(0.017)

(0.017)

Aged 0-2 months

0.010

0.026

-0.926***

-0.875***

-0.742***

-0.944***

-0.897***

 

-0.719***

(0.012)

(0.017)

(0.023)

(0.009)

(0.008)

(0.024)

(0.007)

 

(0.013)

Aged 3-6 months

0.000

0.013

-0.268***

-0.646***

-0.772***

-0.166***

-0.634***

-0.793***

-0.776***

(0.008)

(0.011)

(0.027)

(0.024)

(0.010)

(0.023)

(0.026)

(0.008)

(0.009)

Aged 7-12 months

0.013**

0.018*

-0.018

-0.103***

-0.268***

-0.007

-0.075***

-0.276***

-0.705***

(0.005)

(0.010)

(0.013)

(0.023)

(0.027)

(0.009)

(0.022)

(0.028)

(0.014)

Child is a girl

-0.000

-0.004

0.005

0.006

0.004

-0.006

-0.003

-0.006

0.004

(0.004)

(0.007)

(0.006)

(0.010)

(0.014)

(0.004)

(0.010)

(0.015)

(0.016)

Birth order

-0.002

0.001

-0.006***

-0.009**

-0.012**

-0.003

-0.008**

-0.009

-0.015**

(0.002)

(0.003)

(0.002)

(0.004)

(0.006)

(0.002)

(0.004)

(0.006)

(0.006)

Born in hospital/health center

0.059**

0.096**

0.054*

0.075

0.130**

-0.003

-0.015

-0.011

0.168***

(0.028)

(0.038)

(0.031)

(0.046)

(0.056)

(0.014)

(0.031)

(0.057)

(0.064)

Mother's schooling in years

0.001*

0.002*

0.001

0.004**

0.008***

-0.001

0.005***

0.008***

0.005**

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.001)

(0.002)

(0.002)

(0.001)

(0.002)

(0.002)

(0.003)

Mother works

-0.001

0.007

-0.000

-0.005

0.003

0.002

-0.002

0.016

-0.000

(0.005)

(0.007)

(0.007)

(0.012)

(0.016)

(0.005)

(0.011)

(0.017)

(0.018)

One parent born abroad

-0.004

-0.050**

-0.010

-0.079**

-0.058

-0.001

-0.082**

-0.055

-0.041

(0.012)

(0.023)

(0.017)

(0.036)

(0.042)

(0.011)

(0.035)

(0.043)

(0.048)

Rural area

0.013**

0.024**

0.014*

0.026*

0.018

0.006

0.022

0.015

0.035

(0.006)

(0.010)

(0.009)

(0.015)

(0.021)

(0.006)

(0.014)

(0.022)

(0.023)

No water/electricity

-0.065**

-0.100***

-0.037

-0.112***

-0.248***

-0.001

-0.064*

-0.130**

-0.116**

(0.028)

(0.035)

(0.024)

(0.043)

(0.049)

(0.012)

(0.036)

(0.054)

(0.057)

Health center far away

0.007

-0.004

-0.024***

-0.023*

-0.050***

-0.008

-0.004

-0.023

-0.028

(0.004)

(0.008)

(0.008)

(0.012)

(0.017)

(0.005)

(0.011)

(0.017)

(0.019)

Vaccinated in a campaign

-0.011**

-0.014*

0.003

0.020*

0.018

-0.003

0.020*

0.026

0.027

(0.005)

(0.008)

(0.007)

(0.012)

(0.016)

(0.005)

(0.011)

(0.016)

(0.018)

Dist to immun center in km

-0.002

-0.006***

0.003

-0.003

-0.006

0.000

-0.005*

-0.008*

-0.003

(0.001)

(0.002)

(0.002)

(0.003)

(0.005)

(0.001)

(0.003)

(0.005)

(0.005)

Immun cent attends morning/afternoon

-0.006

0.009

0.006

0.017

-0.004

-0.000

-0.003

-0.031*

-0.008

(0.005)

(0.008)

(0.007)

(0.013)

(0.017)

(0.005)

(0.012)

(0.018)

(0.018)

Observations

5157

5157

5157

5157

5157

5157

5157

5157

5157

  1. Notes: All coefficients are marginal effects from regressions IV-PROBIT. Robust standard errors in parentheses. * p < 0.1, ** p < 0.05, *** p < 0.01. All regressions also include controls for municipality dummies