Table 5 Regressions for Robustness Checks

 Valid NHIS = 0

(3.14)

(4.39)

 Valid NHIS = 1

(6.67)

(6.64)

 Mother’s Age

(−0.06)

(−0.41)

 Child is Twin

(2.89)

(4.97)

 Child is Male

(−1.80)

(−2.56)

 # ANC Visits

(−1.01)

(−2.68)

 Delivery by CS

(2.59)

(2.44)

 Birth Interval

(−0.42)

(−0.95)

 Facility Delivery

(−0.68)

(−0.77)

 Distance to Health Facility a Problem

(2.48)

(4.05)

 Primary

(−0.63)

(0.21)

 Secondary

(−0.59)

(−0.80)

 Higher

(0.56)

(0.07)

 Poor

(2.28)

(2.70)

 Middle

(1.86)

(1.44)

 Rich

(2.80)

(3.48)

 Richest

(1.72)

(2.46)

 Employed

(−1.38)

(−1.59)

 Constant

(−1.83)

(−1.87)

 Mother’s Age

(−0.20)

(−0.08)

 Twin

(−15.51)

(−15.54)

 Male

(0.70)

(0.82)

 # ANC Visits

(0.41)

(0.31)

 C-Section

(−0.21)

(−0.00)

 Birth Interval

(−0.87)

(−0.88)

 Facility Delivery

(1.32)

(1.30)

 Distance Problem

(1.29)

(1.30)

 Primary

(−0.05)

(−0.22)

 Secondary

(1.10)

(1.06)

 Higher

(−8.18)

(−8.54)

 Poor

(−0.99)

(−0.95)

 Middle

(−0.92)

(−0.91)

 Rich

(−1.28)

(−1.24)

 Richest

(−0.69)

(−0.78)

 Employed

(−0.86)

(−0.96)

 Constant

(−4.31)

(−4.28)

 Mother’s Age

(−2.38)

 Twin

(−1.03)

 Birth Order

(2.44)

 Male

(0.03)

 # ANC Visits

(0.73)

 C-Section

(0.09)

 Birth Interval

(0.16)

 Facility Delivery

(0.56)

 Distance Problem

(0.73)

 Employed

(−2.63)

 Primary

(−1.39)

 Secondary

(0.21)

 Higher

(1.54)

 Married

(−0.34)

 Living Together

(0.03)

 Wid/Div/Sep

(−1.73)

 Poor

(−0.03)

 Middle

(0.51)

 Rich

(2.31)

 Richest

(0.21)

 Urban

(−1.63)

 Western

(5.99)

 Central

(4.48)

 Volta

(7.40)

 Eastern

(4.95)

 Ashanti

(6.71)

 Brong_Ahafo

(7.60)

 Northern

(0.42)

 U_East

(7.61)

 U_West

(1.30)

 Constant

(3.27)

Observations