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Table 2 Percentile-wise cut off values of household wealth index score for NFHS-3 (2005–06) and NFHS-4(2015–16)

From: Wealth related inequality in women and children malnutrition in the state of Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu

Percentile of households

Cut off values for wealth index score (NFHS-3)

Cut off values for wealth index score (NFHS-4)

Below 20th percentile (poorest)

−1.77 to − 1.01

−2.4 to − 0.93

20th to 40th percentile (poorer)

Above − 1.01 to − 0.41

Above − 0.93 to − 0.266

Above 40th to 60th percentile (middle)

Above − 0.41 to 0.26

Above − 0.266 to 0.3948

Above 60th and 80th percentile (richer)

Above 0.26 to 1.02

Above 0.39 to 1.07

Above 80th percentiles (richest)

Above 1.02 to 2.48

Above 1.07 to 3.00

Median

−0.084

0.063

  1. Source: NFHS-3 & 4 reports accessed from https://dhsprogram.com/programming/wealth%20index/India%20DHS%202005-06/india%202005-06.pdf and https://dhsprogram.com/programming/wealth%20index/India%20DHS%202015-16/IndiaNFHS4.pdf respectively