Table 2 Decomposition of difference in stunting between the richest and the poorest socioeconomic groups
From: Socioeconomic inequality in stunting among under-5 children in Ethiopia: a decomposition analysis
Variable | Difference due to characteristics (E) | Difference due to coefficients (C) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coefficient | Percent | P | Coefficient | Percent | P | |
Residence place | 0.04 | 22.22 | 0.167 | − 0.01 | − 5.56 | 0.001 |
Region (state) | − 0.02 | − 11.11 | 0.010 | − 0.06 | − 33.33 | 0.413 |
Caregivers education | 0.06 | 33.33 | 0.003 | − 0.03 | − 16.67 | 0.418 |
Water source | − 0.00 | 0.00 | − 0.38 | − 0.01 | − 5.56 | 0.834 |
Toilet facility | 0.01 | 5.56 | 0.296 | − 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.982 |
Child sex | − 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.915 | 0.08 | 44.44 | 0.401 |
Child age | 0.01 | 5.56 | 0.230 | 0.06 | 33.33 | 0.150 |
Birth size | 0.01 | 5.56 | 0.047 | − 0.03 | 16.67 | 0.736 |
Constant | Â | Â | Â | 0.07 | 38.89 | 0.002 |
Total | 0.11 | 61.12 | < 0.001 | 0.07 | 38.88 | 0.013 |