19 Table 1. Surveys used in under-5 malnutrition<sup>inequalities analysis</sup>

|**Country**|<br>**Survey name**|**Survey R**<br>**year**|**epresen-**<br>**tation**|<br>**No.**<br>**Households C**<br>|**No.**<br>**hildren**<br>|**No.**<br>**children**<br>|**No.**<br>**Age**<br>**children interval**<br>|**Age**<br>**range**|**Comments on data**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**(S**<br>|**tunting) (**<br>|**Underweight) (**<br>1543|**Wasting)**<br>1504 Mth|0499|Th surve onl covers a rural reion of Matlab<sup>which is</sup>|
|Banglades|h Matlab Health and Socieconomic<br>Survey<br>|1996<br>|Regional<br>|4364<br> <br>|1512<br>|<br>|on<br>|-.<br>|e y y g , <br>located just in the south of Dakha<br>|
|Brazil<br>China|Presquisa<br>sobre Padr6es de Vida<br>China Health and Nutrition Survey|1995-96<br>1991<br>|Regional<br>Regional<br>|<br>4940<br> <br>3616<br>|1697<br>865<br>|1791<br>883<br>|1678 Month<br>850 Month<br>|0-4.99<br>0-4.99<br>|The areas are south-east and north-east regions<sup>only.</sup><br>8 provinces are covered by the survey covering<sup>both urban</sup><br>and rural areas within them. This sample is diverse in termns<br>of socioeconomic<br>factors (income, employment, education<br>and modernization) and other related health,<sup>nutritional and</sup><br>demographic measures.|
|Cote<br>d'Ivolre|LSMS<br>|1988<br>|National<br>|1600<br>|2121<br>|2121<br>|2120 Month<br>|0-4.99<br>||
|Egypt|Egypt Integrated Household<br>Survey|1997<br>|National<br>|2500<br>|1427<br>|1434<br>|1430 Month<br>|**0-4.99**<br>||
|Ghana<br>|LSMS<br> <br>|1987-88<br>|National<br>|3200<br> <br>|2349<br>|2350<br>|2341 Month<br>|0-4.99<br>|f 22<sup>i ttl</sup>|
|Guatemal|a Guatemalan<br>Survey of Family<br>Health|1995<br>|Regional<br>|<br>4792<br>|2817<br>|2854<br>|2814 Month<br>|0-4.99<br>|The survey covers 4 departments (out o<sup>n oa).</sup>|
|Guyana<br>|LSMS<br>|1992-93<br>|National<br>|5340<br>|590<br>|589<br>|587 Month<br>|0-4.99<br>|i h<sup>83 % f th</sup>|
|Indonesia|Indonesian Family Life Survey|1993<br>|RegIonal<br>|7224<br>|1250<br>|1371<br>|1233 Month<br>|0-4.99<br>|The survey covers 13 provnces tat represent<sup>o e</sup><br>population.|
|Morocco|LSMS<br>|1990-91<br>|National<br>|3323<br>|2121<br>|2121<br>|2120 Month<br>|0-4.99<br>||
|Nepal<br>|LSMS<br>|1996<br>|National<br>|3373<br>|1597<br>|1603<br>|1586 Month<br>|0-3.99<br>||
|Nicaragua<br>|LSMS<br>|1993<br>|National<br>|4200<br>|514<br>|520<br>|511 Month<br>|0-4.99<br>||
|Pakistan<br>|LSMS<br>|1991<br>|National<br>|4800<br>|3773<br>|4051<br>|4127 Month<br>|0-4.99<br>||
|Peru<br>|LSMS<br>|1994<br>|National<br>|3623<br> <br>|2093<br>|2110<br>|2075 Month<br>|0-4.99<br>|i<sup>f</sup>|
|Philippines|Cebu Longitudinal Health and<br>Nutriton Survey|1991<br>|Regional<br>|<br>2264<br>|2033<br>|2036<br>|2139 Year<br>|0-4.99<br>|The survey area Is the city of Cebu, the regon<sup>center o</sup><br>Central Vlsayas region.|
|Romania|LSMS<br>|1996<br>|National<br>|36000<br>|3740<br>|3755<br>|3737 Month<br>|**0-4.99**<br>||
|Russia|Russia Longitudinal Monitoring<br>S|1997|National|3750|386|417|377 Month|0-4.99||
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|South Afric|a LSMS<br>|1993<br>|National<br>|9000<br>|3971<br>|3998<br>|3947 Month<br>|0-4.99<br>||
|Vietnam|LSMS<br>|1992-93<br>|National<br>|4800<br>|2623<br>|2773<br>|2609 Month<br>|0-4.99<br>||
|Zambia|Uving Condions Monitoring<br>Survey I|1996|Natlonal|11770|4500|8154|4545 Month|**0-4.99**||