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Table 1 Definition of variables, source, reference years and expected signal

From: Infant mortality in Brazil, 1980-2000: A spatial panel data analysis

Variable name

Code

Description

Source

Reference years

Expected signal

Infant Mortality Rate

imr

Number of people that will not complete 1 year of life from 1,000 born alive in the reference year.

IPEAdata, UNDP (Humand Development Atlas of Brazil)

1980, 1991 and 2000

 

log(Intant Mortality Rate)

l_imr

Logarithm of the Infant Mortality Rate.

IPEAdata, UNDP (Humand Development Atlas of Brazil)

1980, 1991 and 2000

Dependent

Number of public health care institutions per 1,000 people

pub_hospit

Number of public health care institutions in the MCA divided by the population and multiplied by 1,000.

DATASUS - Ministry of Health

1981, 1990 and 1999*

-

Number of private health care institutions per 1,000 people

priv_hospit

Number of private health care institutions in the MCA divided by the population and multiplied by 1,000.

DATASUS - Ministry of Health

1981, 1990 and 1999*

-

% of households with access to water

water access

Percentage of households with access to water.

Microdata of the Demographic Census (IBGE)

1980, 1991 and 2000

-

% of households with access to sanitation

sanitation

Percentage of households with access to sanitation.

Microdata of the Demographic Census (IBGE)

1980, 1991 and 2000

-

Average income (2000 R$)

average income

Average household per capita income.

Microdata of the Demographic Census (IBGE)

1980, 1991 and 2000

-

Gini Index

gini

Gini index (ranges from 0 - complete equality - to 1 - only one person concentrates the income), obtained from the per capita household income.

Microdata of the Demographic Census (IBGE)

1980, 1991 and 2000

+/-

Female illiteracy rate (15 years old or more)

fem_illiteracy

Number of women older than 15 years that are illiterate over the total of women older than 15.

Microdata of the Demographic Census (IBGE)

1980, 1991 and 2000

 

% of urban population

%urban_pop

Percentage of people living in the urban area of the MCA.

Microdata of the Demographic Census (IBGE)

1980, 1991 and 2000

-

Adolescent fertility rate (10-19 years old)

adol_fertility

Percentage of women from 10-19 years old with children.

Microdata of the Demographic Census (IBGE)

1980, 1991 and 2000

+

W * Number of public health care institutions per 1,000 people

W*pub_hospit

Spatial lag (average of the neighbors) of the number of public health care instituitions over 1,000 people.

DATASUS - Ministry of Health

1981, 1990 and 1999*

-

W * Number of private health care institutions per 1,000 people

W*priv_hospit

Spatial lag (average of the neighbors) of the number of private health care instituitions over 1,000 people.

DATASUS - Ministry of Health

1981, 1990 and 1999*

-

W * % of households with access to water

W*water access

Spatial lag (average of the neighbors) of the percentage of households with access to water.

Microdata of the Demographic Census (IBGE)

1980, 1991 and 2000

-

W * % of households with access to sanitation

W*sanitation

Spatial lag (average of the neighbors) of the percentage of households with access to sanitation.

Microdata of the Demographic Census (IBGE)

1980, 1991 and 2000

-

  1. *with respect to population in 1980, 1991 and 2000, respectively.