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Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics, for children under 2 years

From: Determinants of stunting among children under 2 years in urban informal settlements in Mumbai, India: evidence from a household census

Households 3578
  n %   n %
Home ownership Socio-economic status  
 Own home 1877 52  Poorest 911 25
 Rented home 1701 48  Quartile 2 881 25
Housing construction  Quartile 3 950 27
 Robust (pucca) 2623 73  Least poor 836 23
 Temporary (kaccha) 955 27 Religion
Drinking water source  Muslim 2997 84
 Public/community tapstand 2777 78  Hindu 575 16
 Water tap at home 801 22  Other 6 <1
Toilet facility    
 Public/shared 2974 83    
 Private 604 17    
Mother Father
Age (years) Age (years)
  15–19 68 2   ≤ 24 237 6
  20–24 1194 33   25–29 1142 32
  25–29 1360 38   30–34 1094 31
  30+ 956 27   35+ 1047 29
Education   Missing 58 2
  No formal schooling 977 27 Education
  Primary 171 5   No formal schooling 761 21
  Secondary 2101 59   Primary 167 5
  Higher 329 9   Secondary 2244 63
Occupation   Higher 345 9
  Employed 149 4   Missing 61 2
  Not employed 3429 96 Occupation
Parity   Skilled job 2128 59
  1 or 2 children 1930 54   Unskilled job 1333 37
  3 or more children 1648 46   Not employed 59 2
Marital status   Missing 58 2
  Married/cohabitating 3520 98    
  Widowed/divorced/separated 58 2