Variables

Mean

Std. Dev.

min

max

Dependent variable

Children with long-term malnutrition

0.209

0.407

0

1

Children without malnutrition

0.791

0.407

0

1

Endogenous explanatory variables

Maternal fertility = number of children born to a woman

5.357

2.133

2

14

Exogenous explanatory variables

Age of the child

29.32

17.324

0

59

Age of child squared

11.598

10.434

0

34.81

Male

0.498

0.5

0

1

Girl

0.502

0.5

0

1

Child with diarrhea

1.795

0.169

1.167

2.944

Age of mother

28.072

9.163

15

49

Age of mother squared

8.72

5.605

2.25

24.01

Mother without education

0.387

0.487

0

1

Mother with primary education

0.554

0.497

0

1

Mother with secondary education and more

0.059

0.235

0

1

Mother with low weight

0.931

0.254

0

1

Mother with normal weight

0.051

0.221

0

1

Poor household

0.202

0.401

0

1

Rich household

0.21

0.407

0

1

Urban area

0.359

0.48

0

1

Rural area

0.641

0.48

0

1

Instrumental variables

Non-self-cluster mean of fertility

5.354

0.525

3.429

7

Non-self-cluster mean of selection

0.965

0.061

0

1

Simple selection variable

0.965

0.183

0

1

Control function variables

Residual of fertility

5.363

0.846

2.972

8.658

Fertility residual * fertility

29.474

14.128

5.944

103.006

Inverse Mills ratio

0.38

0.2510202

0.0015

1.282