Table 1 Household and individual characteristics
Before weighting | After weighting | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In BF HH | In non-BF HH | p value | In BF HH | In non-BF HH | p value | |
(n = 776) | (n = 343) | |||||
Household’s characteristics | ||||||
Ownership of home | 85.18 | 87.17 | 0.572 | 86.28 | 86.28 | 1.0 |
Title to home | 8.76 | 18.08 | 0.009*** | 14.51 | 14.51 | 1.0 |
Functioning water meter | 6.31 | 10.79 | 0.095* | 8.44 | 8.44 | 1.0 |
Functioning light meter | 52.96 | 61.22 | 0.115 | 59.27 | 59.27 | 1.0 |
Closed sewer | 54.51 | 69.10 | 0.004** | 64.57 | 64.57 | 1.0 |
Monthly per capita household income | 86.52 (64.80) | 102.64 (70.82) | 0.017** | 102.30 (4.84) | 102.30 (6.13) | 1.0 |
Receipt of another government benefit | 23.97 | 36.44 | 0.011** | 29.74 | 29.74 | 1.0 |
# household members | 5.54 (2.21) | 4.62 (1.61) | 0.000*** | 4.81 (0.14) | 4.81 (0.19) | 1.0 |
At least one child between the age of 7 to 17 years | 82.09 | 59.48 | 0.000*** | 68.65 | 68.65 | 1.0 |
At least one member self-employed | 53.74 | 45.19 | 0.101 | 50.31 | 50.31 | 1.0 |
At least one member informally employed | 23.32 | 13.12 | 0.008*** | 15.60 | 15.60 | 1.0 |
At least one member formally employed | 34.28 | 48.10 | 0.007*** | 45.97 | 45.97 | 1.0 |
Mother’s characteristics | ||||||
Mother’s possession of CPF | 97.16 | 93.59 | 0.114 | 96.60 | 96.60 | 1.0 |
Mother’s race – black | 60.31 | 51.31 | 0.084* | 55.18 | 55.18 | 1.0 |
Mother’s race – mixed | 34.41 | 40.23 | 0.254 | 36.09 | 36.09 | 1.0 |
Mother’s age | 35.54 (8.21) | 33.39 (10.89) | 0.023** | 33.63 (0.61) | 33.63 (0.79) | 1.0 |
Mother’s age, squared | 1330.58 (640.81) | 1232.93 (898.47) | 0.199 | 1211.96 (47.60) | 1211.96 (58.44) | 1.0 |
Mother currently in school | 9.54 | 8.16 | 0.601 | 8.74 | 8.74 | 1.0 |
Mother is literate | 70.23 | 76.38 | 0.195 | 78.33 | 78.33 | 1.0 |
Mother’s education level education – fundamental school | 71.78 | 57.14 | 0.003*** | 64.02 | 64.02 | 1.0 |
Mother’s education level – above fundamental school | 22.81 | 38.78 | 0.001*** | 33.16 | 33.16 | 1.0 |
Mother has a religion | 84.54 | 77.26 | 0.088* | 81.20 | 81.20 | 1.0 |
Mother knows a family receiving BF | 97.94 | 88.92 | 0.000*** | 95.36 | 95.36 | 1.0 |
Mother is a member in a group | 16.24 | 11.66 | 0.180 | 12.91 | 12.91 | 1.0 |
Mother always votes | 86.21 | 80.47 | 0.120 | 84.40 | 84.40 | 1.0 |
Child’s characteristics | ||||||
Child’s possession of ID | 40.21 | 38.78 | 0.684 | 37.19 | 37.19 | 1.0 |
Child’s possession of CPF | 7.09 | 11.08 | 0.070* | 8.46 | 8.46 | 1.0 |
Child’s race – black | 44.85 | 38.19 | 0.137 | 41.88 | 41.88 | 1.0 |
Child’s race – mixed | 47.42 | 49.85 | 0.591 | 48.17 | 48.17 | 1.0 |
Child’s age | 8.35 (4.46) | 6.96 (4.24) | 0.000*** | 7.25 (0.20) | 7.25 (0.27) | 1.0 |
Child’s age, squared | 89.55 (85.07) | 66.32 (76.60) | 0.000*** | 70.98 (3.69) | 70.98 (5.15) | 1.0 |
Child’s gender – female | 53 · 74 | 48.98 | 0.163 | 50.11 | 50.11 | 1.0 |