Table 2 Age-specific household wealth gradients in early childhood health

Age 0–11M ×Richest Q.

0.271**

0.243***

0.171

0.043

(0.113)

(0.087)

(0.171)

(0.147)

Age 12–35M ×Richest Q.

0.465***

0.346***

0.255

0.140

(0.084)

(0.071)

(0.155)

(0.119)

Age 36–59M ×Richest Q.

0.372***

0.210***

0.071

0.182

(0.074)

(0.068)

(0.131)

(0.127)

Child specific controls

Child’s age

Age 0–11 M (Reference)

Age 12–35M

–1.035***

–0.581***

–0.951***

–0.344***

(0.052)

(0.042)

(0.094)

(0.081)

Age 36–59M

–1.007***

–0.784***

–1.073***

–0.470***

(0.053)

(0.043)

(0.103)

(0.089)

Male

–0.003

0.051*

–0.057

–0.067

(0.033)

(0.027)

(0.060)

(0.049)

Birth size

–0.347***

–0.458***

–0.341***

–0.415***

(0.046)

(0.037)

(0.080)

(0.055)

Birth order

–0.114***

–0.075***

–0.058*

–0.092***

(0.021)

(0.016)

(0.030)

(0.025)

Maternal controls

Mother’s age

0.033***

0.018***

0.013

0.015

(0.006)

(0.005)

(0.011)

(0.009)

Mother’s education

No education (Reference)

Primary education

0.074

0.044

0.087

0.126

(0.058)

(0.046)

(0.101)

(0.077)

Secondary education

0.172***

0.223***

0.248**

0.328***

(0.060)

(0.050)

(0.102)

(0.083)

Mother’s height

0.056***

0.058***

(0.003)

(0.007)

Mother’s BMI

0.064***

0.067***

(0.005)

(0.010)

Paternal controls

Father’s age

0.003

0.001

–0.007

–0.001

(0.003)

(0.003)

(0.008)

(0.006)

Father’s education

No Education (Reference)

Primary education

–0.011

–0.032

0.092

0.052

(0.049)

(0.043)

(0.130)

(0.099)

Secondary education

0.199***

0.091**

0.178

0.091

(0.055)

(0.045)

(0.127)

(0.094)

Household controls

Log (Household size)

0.005

0.032

0.029

0.000

(0.045)

(0.039)

(0.102)

(0.070)

Rural

–0.026

–0.019

–0.289***

–0.067

(0.052)

(0.045)

(0.102)

(0.076)

Religion

–0.120*

–0.119**

–0.160

–0.175***

(0.062)

(0.054)

(0.100)

(0.067)

Weighted Sample Size

7505

7504

2342

2339

R-Squared

0.204

0.199

0.210

0.180

F

55.593

50.682

21.665

15.466

Mean VIF

2.17

2.18

1.76

1.77