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Table 1 Descriptive Statistics

From: Geospatial inequalities in women’s malnutrition in Pakistan

Variables

Measurement

Freq

Percentage

Type of Residence

 Urban

Urban = 1

1239

48.5

 Rural

Rural = 2

1313

51.5

Education Level

 No Education

No Education = 0

1363

53.4

 Primary

Primary = 1

369

14.4

 Secondary

Secondary = 2

487

19

 Higher

Higher = 3

333

13

Household has electricity

 No

No = 0

137

5.3

 Yes

Yes = 1

2415

94.7

Read Newspaper

 No

No = 0

2383

93.3

 Yes

Yes = 1

169

6.7

Listen to Radio

 No

No = 0

2441

95.6

 Yes

Yes = 1

111

4.3

Watch Television

 No

No = 0

1248

48.9

 Yes

Yes = 1

1304

51

Bank Account

 No

No = 0

2309

90.4

 Yes

Yes = 1

243

9.5

Wealth Index

 Poorest

Poorest = 0

422

16.5

 Poorer

Poorer = 1

537

21.0

 Middle

Middle = 2

487

19.1

 Richer

Richer = 3

510

20.0

 Richest

Richest = 4

596

23.4

Working Status

 No

No = 0

2140

83.8

 Yes

Yes = 1

412

16.1

Water Source

 Unprotected

Unprotected = 1

2172

85.1

 Protected

Protected = 2

380

14.8

Toilet Facility

 Unimproved

Unimproved = 1

2222

87

 Improved

Improved = 2

330

13

  1. Data Source: PDHS 2017–18