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Table 6 Oaxaca Decomposition for Changes in Severe 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

−0.010

−0.009

−0.006

−0.014

−0.020

18.53

Child’s age squared

0.029

0.010

0.011

0.029

0.039

−37.29

Birth Order

−0.004

−0.003

−0.001

−0.006

−0.007

6.50

Antenatal visit to doctor

0.017

−0.030

0.004

−0.016

−0.012

11.60

Delivery at health facility

0.024

−0.051

−0.003

−0.024

−0.027

25.70

Early initiation of breastfeeding

−0.003

0.003

0.002

−0.003

−0.001

0.54

Maternal Schooling (years)

0.071

−0.098

0.018

−0.045

−0.027

25.54

Paternal Schooling (years)

0.004

0.019

0.008

0.015

0.023

−21.70

Maternal CED (Chronic Energy Deficiency)

−0.003

0.005

−0.010

0.013

0.002

−2.36

Maternal short stature (<145 cm)

−0.009

−0.001

−0.007

−0.003

−0.010

9.74

Wealth Index

−0.015

0.003

−0.016

0.005

−0.012

11.06

Residual

    

−0.055

52.13

Total

0.101

−0.151

0.000

−0.050

−0.105

 
  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