Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics of Sample Children Age 0 – 5
| Mean | Std. Dev.1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Reported any illness | ||
| Average across all child-years | 0.21 | |
| Wave 1 | 0.25 | -- |
| Wave 2 | 0.20 | -- |
| Wave 3 | 0.21 | -- |
| Wave 4 | 0.16 | -- |
| Reported diarrhea | ||
| Average across all child-years | 0.024 | |
| Wave 1 | 0.034 | -- |
| Wave 2 | 0.032 | -- |
| Wave 3 | 0.015 | -- |
| Wave 4 | 0.010 | -- |
| Father absent | -- | |
| Average across all child-years | 0.025 | |
| Children with father ever absent | 0.10 | |
| Control variables | ||
| Child male | 0.50 | -- |
| Child age | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Mom age | 29.8 | 7 |
| Mom literate | 0.55 | -- |
| Mom ethnic | 0.37 | -- |
| # household assets | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| # of adults in household | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| # of children in household | 2.8 | 1.6 |
| Enrolled in PROGRESA | 0.55 | -- |
1
Provided for non-dummy variables.