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Table 1 Computation of the Child Hunger index among children

From: Drivers of socioeconomic inequalities of child hunger during COVID-19 in South Africa: evidence from NIDS-CRAM Waves 1–5

Child Hunger (yes) coded as 1

If a child had gone hungry in the last 7 days (yes) coded as 1 and residing in the household that had gone hungry in the last 7 days (yes) coded as 1

If a child had gone hungry in the last 7 days (yes) coded as 1 and residing in the household that had not gone hungry in the last 7 days (no) coded as 0

Child of Hunger (no) coded as 0

If a child had not gone hungry in the last 7 days (no) coded as 0 and a child residing in the household that had gone hungry in the last 7 days (yes) coded as 1

If a child had not gone hungry in the last 7 days (no) coded as 0 and a child residing in the household that had not gone hungry in the last 7 days (no) coded as 0