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Table 4 Oaxaca Decomposition for Changes in Stunting Inequality between 1996/97 & 2014

From: Trends and determinants of inequities in childhood stunting in Bangladesh from 1996/7 to 2014

Variables

E: Elasticity C: Conc. Index t:2014 (t-1): 1996/97

  

Variation (1)

Variation (2)

  

Et(Ct-Ct-1)

Ct-1(Et-Et-1)

Et-1(Ct-Ct-1)

Ct(Et-Et-1)

Total

%

Child’s age

−0.007

−0.007

−0.004

−0.010

−0.014

16.66

Child’s age squared

0.019

0.006

0.007

0.018

0.025

−29.79

Birth Order

0.002

0.002

−0.001

0.005

0.004

−4.52

Antenatal visit to doctor

0.007

−0.009

0.003

−0.005

−0.002

2.63

Delivery at health facility

0.013

−0.022

0.001

−0.010

−0.009

10.58

Early initiation of breastfeeding

−0.004

0.003

0.002

−0.003

−0.001

0.68

Maternal Schooling (years)

0.038

−0.052

0.010

−0.024

−0.015

17.16

Paternal Schooling (years)

0.003

0.007

0.004

0.005

0.009

−11.13

Maternal CED (Chronic Energy Deficiency)

−0.003

0.000

−0.002

−0.001

−0.003

4.03

Maternal short stature (<145 cm)

−0.007

−0.001

−0.005

−0.002

−0.008

8.98

Wealth Index

−0.013

−0.009

−0.009

−0.013

−0.022

25.82

Residual

    

−0.050

58.89

Total

0.047

−0.082

0.006

−0.041

−0.085

 
  1. Note: Variation 1 (2) uses Et (Et-1) and Ct-1 (Ct) to weight changes in C and E respectively. See Wagstaff et al. [44] for details