Table 1 Descriptive statistics for analytic samples, NDHS 1996–2016
From: Gender, nutritional disparities, and child survival in Nepal
| Â | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | ||||||||||
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Variable | n | Mean or % | St. Dev. | n | Mean or % | St. Dev. | n | Mean or % | St. Dev. | n | Mean or % | St. Dev. | n | Mean or % | St. Dev. |
Breastfed within 1 Hour | 3615 | 37.4% | 0.48 | 4315 | 49.1% | 0.50 | 4976 | 57.9% | 0.49 | 4990 | 69.6% | 0.46 | 4667 | 73.5% | 0.44 |
Breastfeeding Duration | 4038 | 15.2 | 9.43 | 6247 | 20.8 | 12.71 | 5385 | 21.4 | 12.75 | 3688 | 26.0 | 16.60 | 2736 | 20.5 | 13.61 |
Child is Alive | 4129 | 92.8% | 0.26 | 6371 | 92.7% | 0.26 | 5465 | 94.4% | 0.23 | 5004 | 95.4% | 0.21 | 4674 | 96.6% | 0.18 |
Child is Female | 4129 | 48.5% | 0.50 | 6371 | 49.9% | 0.50 | 5465 | 49.6% | 0.50 | 5004 | 47.7% | 0.50 | 4674 | 47.1% | 0.50 |
Child’s Age in Months | 4129 | 16.4 | 10.61 | 6371 | 28.2 | 17.91 | 5465 | 29.0 | 17.78 | 5004 | 28.9 | 17.85 | 4674 | 29.5 | 17.67 |
Birth Order & Sibling Gender | |||||||||||||||
Firstborn | 4129 | 21.3% | 0.41 | 6371 | 22.1% | 0.41 | 5465 | 28.4% | 0.45 | 5004 | 31.6% | 0.46 | 4674 | 38.1% | 0.49 |
2nd/3rd Born No Brothers | 4129 | 8.1% | 0.27 | 6371 | 9.1% | 0.29 | 5465 | 11.3% | 0.32 | 5004 | 12.1% | 0.33 | 4674 | 13.1% | 0.34 |
2nd/3rd Born Has Brother(s) | 4129 | 30.0% | 0.46 | 6371 | 30.4% | 0.46 | 5465 | 31.1% | 0.46 | 5004 | 32.5% | 0.47 | 4674 | 31.1% | 0.46 |
4+ Born No Brothers | 4129 | 1.8% | 0.13 | 6371 | 2.1% | 0.14 | 5465 | 2.2% | 0.15 | 5004 | 2.0% | 0.14 | 4674 | 2.1% | 0.14 |
4+ Born Has Brother(s) | 4129 | 38.8% | 0.49 | 6371 | 36.3% | 0.48 | 5465 | 27.0% | 0.44 | 5004 | 21.8% | 0.41 | 4674 | 15.6% | 0.36 |
Maternal age | 4129 | 27.0 | 6.44 | 6371 | 28.0 | 6.40 | 5465 | 27.1 | 6.15 | 5004 | 27.1 | 5.96 | 4674 | 26.5 | 5.49 |
Maternal Education | |||||||||||||||
None | 4129 | 80.8% | 0.39 | 6371 | 75.2% | 0.43 | 5465 | 62.0% | 0.49 | 5004 | 47.8% | 0.50 | 4674 | 33.9% | 0.47 |
Primary | 4129 | 10.6% | 0.31 | 6371 | 13.5% | 0.34 | 5465 | 17.5% | 0.38 | 5004 | 19.4% | 0.40 | 4674 | 19.9% | 0.40 |
Secondary or Higher | 4129 | 8.6% | 0.28 | 6371 | 11.3% | 0.32 | 5465 | 20.4% | 0.40 | 5004 | 32.7% | 0.47 | 4674 | 46.3% | 0.50 |
Urban | 4129 | 8.5% | 0.28 | 6371 | 8.3% | 0.28 | 5465 | 22.3% | 0.42 | 5004 | 20.3% | 0.40 | 4674 | 56.8% | 0.50 |
Poor Household | 4129 | 46.4% | 0.50 | 6371 | 48.0% | 0.50 | 5465 | 50.9% | 0.50 | 5004 | 52.8% | 0.50 | 4674 | 48.7% | 0.50 |
Household Size | 4129 | 7.4 | 3.81 | 6371 | 7.1 | 3.41 | 5465 | 6.6 | 3.21 | 5004 | 6.0 | 2.59 | 4674 | 6.1 | 2.90 |
Hindu | 4129 | 86.0% | 0.35 | 6371 | 83.8% | 0.37 | 5465 | 87.0% | 0.34 | 5004 | 85.7% | 0.35 | 4674 | 87.1% | 0.34 |
Caste/Ethnicity | |||||||||||||||
Brahaman/Chhetri | 4129 | 31.7% | 0.47 | 6371 | 32.2% | 0.47 | 5465 | 33.6% | 0.47 | 5004 | 38.0% | 0.49 | 4674 | 33.6% | 0.47 |
Tarai/Madhesi Other Castes | 4129 | 9.2% | 0.29 | 6371 | 11.8% | 0.32 | 5465 | 11.7% | 0.32 | 5004 | 7.2% | 0.26 | 4674 | 14.8% | 0.35 |
Dalits | 4129 | 15.9% | 0.37 | 6371 | 15.7% | 0.36 | 5465 | 16.7% | 0.37 | 5004 | 18.4% | 0.39 | 4674 | 15.0% | 0.36 |
Newar/Janajati | 4129 | 38.2% | 0.49 | 6371 | 35.2% | 0.48 | 5465 | 33.3% | 0.47 | 5004 | 32.2% | 0.47 | 4674 | 30.4% | 0.46 |
Muslim/Other Caste | 4129 | 5.0% | 0.22 | 6371 | 5.2% | 0.22 | 5465 | 4.7% | 0.21 | 5004 | 4.2% | 0.20 | 4674 | 6.2% | 0.24 |
Region | |||||||||||||||
Mountain | 4129 | 14.5% | 0.35 | 6371 | 15.8% | 0.36 | 5465 | 15.4% | 0.36 | 5004 | 19.7% | 0.40 | 4674 | 9.2% | 0.29 |
Hill | 4129 | 41.8% | 0.49 | 6371 | 37.6% | 0.48 | 5465 | 39.0% | 0.49 | 5004 | 40.5% | 0.49 | 4674 | 42.3% | 0.49 |
Terai | 4129 | 43.8% | 0.50 | 6371 | 46.6% | 0.50 | 5465 | 45.6% | 0.50 | 5004 | 39.9% | 0.49 | 4674 | 48.5% | 0.50 |
Interview Month | 4129 | 8.4 | 4.39 | 6371 | 6.8 | 4.81 | 5465 | 5.3 | 4.07 | 5004 | 7.1 | 4.91 | 4674 | 6.1 | 2.04 |