Table 3 Distribution (%) of variables
Variables | Â | 2000 (%) | 2005 (%) | 2010 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total children | 6184 | 3547 | 3956 | |
Individual level factors | ||||
 Sex | Male | 3148 (50.9) | 1841(51.9) | 1990 (50.3) |
Female | 3032 (49.0)a | 1706 (48.1) | 1966 (49.7) | |
 Age | 0-11 months | 1412(22.8) | 774 (21.8) | 819 (20.7) |
12-23Â months | 1256 (20.3) | 723 (20.4) | 914 (23.1) | |
24-35Â months | 1192 (19.3) | 714 (20.1) | 859 (21.7) | |
36-47Â months | 1120 (18.1) | 672 (19.0) | 713 (18.0) | |
48-59Â months | 1204 (19.5) | 664 (18.7) | 651 (16.5) | |
Household level factors | ||||
 Socio-economic: | 1 | 3418 (55.3) | 2474 (69.7) | 2561 (64.7) |
 Number of children | 2 | 2446 (39.6) | 963 (27.2) | 1285 (32.5) |
 under age 5 in the home | 3 | 312 (5.0) | 110 (3.1) | 104 (2.6) |
4 | 8 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.1) | |
 Maternal Education level | None | 97 (1.6) | 162 (4.6) | 235 (5.9) |
Primary | 1958 (31.7) | 299 (8.4) | 366 (9.3) | |
Secondary | 2064 (33.4) | 1920 (54.1) | 1857 (46.9) | |
Vocational | 648 (10.5) | 252 (7.1) | 258 (6.5) | |
University | 1417 (22.9) | 914 (25.8) | 1240 (31.3) | |
 Household Wealth Index | Poorest | 1424 (23.0) | 813 (22.9) | 1213 (30.7) |
Second | 1273 (20.6) | 842 (23.8) | 874 (22.1) | |
Middle | 1199 (19.4) | 686 (19.3) | 706 (17.8) | |
Fourth | 1160 (18.8) | 579 (16.3) | 608 (15.4) | |
Richest | 1128 (18.2) | 627 (17.7) | 555 (14.0) | |
Environmental: | ||||
 Water source | Poor | 2476 (40.0) | 1156 (32.6) | 1393 (35.2) |
Improved | 3708 (60.0) | 2391 (67.4) | 2561 (64.7)* | |
 Sanitation facility | Poor | 4947 (80.0) | 959 (27.0) | 999 (25.3) |
Improved | 1237 (20.0) | 2588 (73.0) | 2951 (74.6)* | |
Community level factors | ||||
 Place of Residence | Rural | 3499 (56.6) | 1707 (48.1) | 2209 (55.8) |
Urban | 2685 (43.3) | 1840 (51.9) | 1747 (44.2) | |
 Region of Residence | West | 1186 (19.2) | 676 (19.1) | 959 (24.2) |
Khangai | 1598 (25.8) | 843 (23.7) | 787 (19.9) | |
Central | 1333 (21.6) | 609 (17.2) | 810 (20.5) | |
East | 575 (9.3) | 378 (10.7) | 709 (17.9) | |
Ulaanbaatar | 1492 (24.1) | 1041 (29.3) | 694 (17.5) | |