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Table 1 Log-log regressions of neonatal mortality on under five mortality among sub-national areas DHS 1986, 1991, 1996

From: Sub-national assessment of inequality trends in neonatal and child mortality in Brazil

Variable name

Northern Regions

Southern Regionsb

Ln of U5MR

0.786**

0.940**

 

(4.091)

(5.113)

Yearsa

  

   Dummy year 1991

-0.076

---

 

(-0.472)

---

   Dummy year 1996

-0.064

-0.128

 

(-0.368)

(-1.335)

_cons

-0.134

-0.373

 

(-0.148)

(-0.496)

R2

0.615

0.942

sample

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  1. a the reference year is 1986, b for the Southern regions there is no DHS data in 1991 as it was conducted among the states of the Northeast Region. Statistical significance with a * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001