Characteristics

Model I

Model II

Model III

Model IV

Model V

Fixed effects

Empty model

State

Child and mother level

Neighborhood level characteristic

Full model

State

Uttarakhand

1

1

1

Rajasthan

2.79^***

2.27^***

2.36^***

2.06^***

Uttar Pradesh

4.15^***

3.61^***

3.63^***

3.30^***

Bihar

2.92^***

2.40^***

2.35^***

2.05^***

Assam

2.64^***

2.57^***

2.33^***

2.19^***

Jharkhand

1.96^***

1.70^***

1.53^***

1.34^***

Orrisa

2.30^***

2.08^***

1.87^***

1.70^**

Chattisgarh

3.63^***

3.28^***

2.92^***

2.61^***

Madhya Pradesh

2.60^***

2.17^***

2.15^***

1.62^***

Child’s sex

Male

1

1

Female

0.93^***

0.93

Birth order

1

1

1

2

0.81

0.81^***

3

0.76

0.82^***

4+

0.87

0.87^***

Mother'age

<20

1

1

20 - 34

0.70^***

0.65^***

35+

0.83^***

0.77^***

Maternal education

No education

1

Primary

0.89^***

0.96

Middle and high school

0.73^***

0.82^***

Higher secondary

0.56^***

0.65^***

Graduation and above

0.45^***

0.54^***

Wealth index

Poorest

1

1

Poorer

0.92^***

0.93^***

Middle

0.85^***

0.83^***

Richer

0.86^***

0.83^***

Richest

0.69^***

0.63^***

Caste

Other caste

1

1