Table 2 Variable definitions and summary statistics
Number of obs (n): 6101 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Number of unique children: 3427 | |||
Variable | Definition | Mean (Std. Dev.) | Expected Sign |
Outcome Variables | |||
 Stunting | binary variable =1 if child’s z-score is more than two standard deviations (2sd) below WHO reference mean for height for age | 0.222a (0.416) | --- |
 Wasting | binary variable =1 if child’s z-score is more than 2sd below WHO reference mean for weight for height | 0.031a (0.175) | --- |
 Underweight | binary variable =1 if child’s z-score is more than 2sd below WHO reference mean for weight for age | 0.098 (0.297) | --- |
Covariates | |||
 SBS | staple food spending as a percentage of total household food expenditures | 43.743 (19.579) | (+) |
 Food insecurity | binary variable =1 if hh reported it did not have enough food in one or more months that year, 0 otherwise | 0.331 (0.471) | (+) |
 Spending | Total household spending (100,000 UGX 2011) | 52.580 (73.515) | (−) |
 Household head | binary variable =1 if hh head is male, 0 otherwise | 0.791 (0.407) | --- |
 Average age | The average age of individuals residing in the household | 22.329 (6.465) | --- |
 Household occupants | Number of individuals residing in the household | 5.446 (2.663) | (+) |
 Percent female | Percent of adults in the household that are female | 53.533 (19.180) | (−) |
 Urban | binary variable =1 if dwelling is in an urban area, 0 otherwise | 0.131 (0.337) | (−) |
 Father present | binary variable =1 if father is present in the household, 0 otherwise | 0.722 (0.448) | (−) |
 Mother present | binary variable =1 if mother is present in the household, 0 otherwise | 0.876 (0.330) | (−) |
 Household head educated | binary variable =1 if household head completed at least one year of schooling, 0 otherwise | 0.411 (0.492) | (+) |
 Male | binary variable =1 if child is male, 0 otherwise | 0.503 (0.500) | --- |