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Table 5 Breastfeeding status, including controls for household wealth (2011 only)
| VARIABLES | Ever breastfed | Breastfed one hour after birth | Exclusively breastfeeding (< 6 months) | Currently breastfeeding (all ages) | Currently breastfeeding (< 6 months) | Currently breastfeeding (6–24 months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average casualty rate | −0.429** | − 0.260 | − 0.663 | − 0.420*** | −0.515** | − 0.434*** |
| (0.206) | (0.501) | (0.495) | (0.0955) | (0.221) | (0.115) | |
| [−0.0544] | [−0.103] | [− 0.179] | [− 0.152] | [−0.0927] | [− 0.170] | |
| Wealth | ||||||
| Quintile 1 | −0.0480 | 0.190* | 0.0227 | 0.102* | 0.121 | 0.137** |
| (0.0837) | (0.0987) | (0.140) | (0.0539) | (0.107) | (0.0594) | |
| [−0.00615] | [0.0752] | [0.00616] | [0.0365] | [0.0213] | [0.0533] | |
| Quintile 2 | 0.0177 | 0.0590 | 0.150 | 0.0847 | 0.109 | 0.0738 |
| (0.0863) | (0.0668) | (0.118) | (0.0532) | (0.109) | (0.0503) | |
| [0.00223] | [0.0234] | [0.0419] | [0.0302] | [0.0189] | [0.0288] | |
| Quintile 3 | 0.00291 | 0.0325 | 0.0334 | 0.0105 | 0.00765 | 0.0237 |
| (0.0885) | (0.0858) | (0.119) | (0.0396) | (0.0800) | (0.0447) | |
| [0.000368] | [0.0129] | [0.00912] | [0.00377] | [0.00137] | [0.00926] | |
| Quintile 4 | 0.0364 | −0.0434 | 0.0356 | −0.00290 | 0.0272 | − 0.0213 |
| (0.0618) | (0.0426) | (0.122) | (0.0542) | (0.109) | (0.0469) | |
| [0.00453] | [−0.0171] | [0.00973] | [−0.00105] | [0.00483] | [−0.00835] | |
| Other controls | ||||||
| Health | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Individual / Household | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Regional | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Constant | 2.019*** | 0.276 | −0.732*** | 0.999*** | 1.588*** | 0.394** |
| (0.126) | (0.169) | (0.279) | (0.112) | (0.330) | (0.157) | |
| Observations | 12,653 | 11,646 | 3437 | 11,525 | 3437 | 8093 |
