Table 1 Description of the control variables, extracted from CASEN 2017
From: Social determinants of malnutrition in Chilean children aged up to five
Variable name | CASEN 2017 question | Codification |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male or female? | Male = 1 Female = 0 |
Age ≤ 2 years | How old is s/he? | Inside the range = 1 Outside the range = 0 |
Age 2 ≤ 5 years | How old is s/he? | Inside the range = 1 Outside the range = 0 |
Nationality | What is your nationality? | Chilean = 1 Others = 0 |
Household educational level | What was the highest educational level reached? | Primary or secondary school =1 Technical or university = 0 |
Native ethnic groups | Indigenous peoples. Do you belong to or are you a descendant of any of them? | Yes = 1 No = 0 |
At home most of the time | Where does the child spend the most number of hours? | Home = 1 Other = 0 |
Kindergarten attendance | Currently, does the child attend any educational institution, kindergarten, nursery school, or other non-conventional kindergarten program? | Yes = 1 No = 0 |
Type of health insurance | Which health insurance system do you belong to? | Public = 1 Private = 0 |
Health problems | In the last three months, did s/he have any health problem, illness, or accident? | Yes = 1 No = 0 |
Well-child checkup | What type of checkup did s/he undergo in the last three months? Well-child checkup. | Yes = 1 No = 0 |
State supplementary feeding program | For children aged 0 to 6 years, in the last three months, did s/he receive or withdraw, free of charge, food from the consultation room or hospital? | Yes = 1 No = 0 |
Urban/rural residence | The interviewer registered this according to the survey’s design. | Urban = 1 Rural = 0 |
Great North Zone (1) | Grouped by CASEN. Zone 1 includes regions formerly numbered as 1, 2, and 15. | Inside the range = 1 Outside the range = 0 |
Little North Zone (2) | Grouped by CASEN. Zone 2 includes regions formerly numbered as 3 and 4. | Inside the range = 1 Outside the range = 0 |
Central Zone (3) | Grouped by CASEN. Zone 3 includes regions formerly numbered as 5, 6, 7, 13, and 16. | Inside the range = 1 Outside the range = 0 |
South Zone (4) | Grouped by CASEN. Zone 4 includes regions formerly numbered as 8, 9, 10, and 14. | Inside the range = 1 Outside the range = 0 |
Austral Zone (5) | Grouped by CASEN. Zone 5 includes regions formerly numbered as 11 and 12. | Inside the range = 1 Outside the range = 0 |
Quintile I | Built and delivered by CASEN. | Inside the range = 1 Outside the range = 0 |
Quintile II | Built and delivered by CASEN. | Inside the range = 1 Outside the range = 0 |
Quintile III | Built and delivered by CASEN. | Inside the range = 1 Outside the range = 0 |
Quintile IV | Built and delivered by CASEN. | Inside the range = 1 Outside the range = 0 |
Quintile V | Built and delivered by CASEN. | Inside the range = 1 Outside the range = 0 |