Table 1 Comparison of missing percentages by socio-demographic characteristics and mean of women’s age, mean of Absolute Wealth Index, and mean of BMI by missing and non-missing cases
Swaziland Missing data for the presence of OVC at home % of missing cases | |
|---|---|
Region | |
Urban | 5.2 |
Rural | 16.3 |
Women’s education | |
No education | 11.8 |
Primary education | 11.9 |
Secondary education | 13.5 |
Higher education | 10.4 |
Marital status | |
Never married | 14.0 |
Married | 12.0 |
Widowed | 9.4 |
Divorced | 10.0 |
Work status | |
Not working | 13.4 |
Agriculture | 8.1 |
Other than agriculture | 12.2 |
Women age (mean) | |
Missing and non-missing cases | 32.04 |
Only missing cases | 31.79 |
Household Wealth Index (mean) | |
Missing and non-missing cases | 6.21 |
Only missing cases | 5.86 |
BMI (mean) | |
Missing and non-missing cases | 29.53 |
Only missing cases | 30.07 |
Little’s MCAR Test | Chi-square = 5.37, DF = 3, p-value = 0.15 |