Table 3 Multivariate analyses of children’s weight-for-age z-score using pooled CHNS data 1993–2009
Weight-for-age z-score (Children aged 0–10) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Urban residency | 0.09** | −0.00 | −0.08 | |
Urban hukou | 0.15*** | 0.16*** | 0.13** | |
Urban residency × urban hukou | 0.11 | |||
Health insurance | 0.09** | 0.09** | 0.09** | 0.09** |
Child age: 0–5 | reference | reference | reference | reference |
Child age: 6–11 | −0.35*** | −0.36*** | −0.36*** | −0.36*** |
Child age: 12–17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Girl | −0.15*** | −0.14*** | −0.14*** | −0.14*** |
Han | −0.02 | −0.03 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Student | −0.03 | −0.04 | −0.04 | −0.04 |
Living with mother | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.11 |
Living with father | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
Living with grandparents | 0.11** | 0.09** | 0.09** | 0.09** |
Household income: <10,000 | reference | reference | reference | reference |
Household income: 10,001–20,000 | −0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Household income: 20,001–30,000 | −0.00 | −0.00 | −0.00 | −0.00 |
Household income: >30,000 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Household head is male | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 |
Household size | −0.03* | −0.03 | −0.03 | −0.03 |
Mother’s age | −0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Mother’s height | 0.03*** | 0.03*** | 0.03*** | 0.03*** |
Mother’s BMI | 0.07*** | 0.07*** | 0.07*** | 0.07*** |
Mother’s education | ||||
< primary school | reference | reference | reference | reference |
Primary school | −0.11* | −0.11* | −0.11* | −0.12* |
Middle school | 0.02 | −0.00 | −0.00 | −0.00 |
High school | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
College | 0.36** | 0.30* | 0.31* | 0.30* |
Father’s age | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Father’s height | 0.03*** | 0.03*** | 0.03*** | 0.03*** |
Father’s BMI | 0.06*** | 0.06*** | 0.06*** | 0.06*** |
Father’s education | ||||
< primary school | reference | reference | reference | reference |
Primary school | −0.11 | −0.12 | −0.12 | −0.12 |
Middle school | −0.09 | −0.10 | −0.10 | −0.10 |
High school | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
College | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
N | 3575 | 3525 | 3525 | 3525 |