Table 2a.
Summary Statistics at Baseline-I across treatment and control groups.
| Performance Pay | Fixed Bonus | Control | Performance Pay − Control | Performance Pay − Fixed Bonus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel A: Child and Household Characteristics | |||||
| Child's age | 4.33 (0.93) | 4.32 (0.94) | 4.26 (0.90) | 0.07 (0.05) | 0.01 (0.06) |
| Gender (Male=1; Female=0) | 0.48 (0.50) | 0.50 (0.50) | 0.50 (0.50) | −0.02 (0.01) | −0.01 (0.02) |
| Mother is SC/ST | 0.64 (0.47) | 0.66 (0.47) | 0.59 (0.49) | 0.06 (.03)* | −0.01 (0.04) |
| Mother is Hindu | 0.90 (0.29) | 0.92 (0.26) | 0.90 (0.30) | 0.01 (0.01) | −0.02 (0.02) |
| Mother's age | 27.04 (3.58) | 26.92 (3.32) | 26.87 (3.74) | 0.18 (0.17) | 0.12 (0.18) |
| Grandmother at home | 0.23 (0.42) | 0.28 (0.43) | 0.27 (0.45) | −0.04 (0.02) | −0.00 (0.03) |
| Total children in hh | 2.01 (1.30) | 1.99 (1.30) | 2.28 (1.39) | −0.26 (0.06)*** | 0.02 (0.07) |
| Mother cannot read and write | 0.27 (0.44) | 0.25 (0.43) | 0.39 (0.49) | −0.12 (0.03) *** | 0.02 (0.03) |
| Husband cannot read and write | 0.14 (0.35) | 0.17 (0.38) | 0.24 (0.43) | −0.09 (0.02) *** | −0.03 (0.03) |
| Mother is homemaker | 0.79 (0.40) | 0.77 (0.41) | 0.78 (0.41) | 0.01 (0.04) | 0.02 (0.05) |
| Toilet communal | 0.10 (0.29) | 0.11 (0.31) | 0.11 (0.31) | −0.02 (0.03) | −0.02 (0.04) |
| Toilet without flush | 0.19 (0.39) | 0.15 (0.35) | 0.13 (0.34) | 0.06 (0.04) | 0.04 (0.06) |
| Fixed assets (out of 13) | 0.52 (0.14) | 0.54 (0.13) | 0.47 (0.15) | 0.05 (0.02) *** | −0.02 (0.02) |
| Panel B: Child Health | |||||
| Weight | 13.67 (2.02) | 13.48 (1.98) | 13.27 (1.91) | 0.40 (0.12) *** | 0.20 (0.15) |
| Wfa Z-score | −1.50 (0.81) | −1.59 (0.83) | −1.65 (0.82) | 0.14 (0.04) *** | 0.08 (0.06) |
| Wfa grade | 0.43 (0.63) | 0.49 (0.67) | 0.53 (0.70) | −0.11 (0.04) *** | −0.06 (0.05) |
| Wfa Malnutrition | 0.36 (0.48) | 0.39 (0.49) | 0.41 (0.50) | −0.07 (0.03) ** | −0.04 (0.04) |
| Height | 97.21 (7.54) | 97 (7.41) | 96.88 (7.57) | 0.34 (0.55) | 0.23 (0.70) |
| Wfh Z-score | −0.78 (1.18) | −0.88 (1.14) | −1.05 (1.27) | 0.27 (0.09) *** | 0.10 (0.10) |
| Wfh grade | 0.15 (0.42) | 0.18 (0.43) | 0.25 (0.53) | −0.10 (0.02) *** | −0.03 (0.03) |
| Wfh Malnutrition | 0.13 (0.33) | 0.16 (0.37) | 0.20 (0.40) | −0.07 (0.02) *** | −0.03 (0.02) |
| Panel C: Worker and Anganwadi Characteristics | |||||
| Worker is SC/ST | 0.52 (0.50) | 0.21 (0.41) | 0.45 (0.50) | 0.07 (0.09) | 0.30 (0.11) * |
| Worker is Hindu | 0.83 (0.36) | 0.84 (0.35) | 0.87 (0.34) | −0.03 (0.07) | −0.01 (0.09) |
| Worker's age | 41.21 (8.45) | 39.11 (7.09) | 38. 43 (8.16) | 2.78 (1.55) * | 2.10 (1.86) |
| Worker is college educated | 0.26 (0.43) | 0.40 (0.49) | 0.37 (0.48) | −0.11 (0.08) | −0.14 (0.11) |
| Electricity in AWC | 0.97 (0.16) | 0.96 (0.18) | 0.93 (0.26) | 0.05 (0.04) | 0.00 (0.04) |
| Fan in AWC | 0.97 (0.16) | 0.96 (0.18) | 0.91 (0.28) | 0.06 (0.04) | 0.00 (0.04) |
| Drinking water in AWC | 0.60 (0.48) | 0.57 (0.49) | 0.47 (0.50) | 0.13 (0.02) *** | 0.03 (0.03) |
| Toilet in AWC | 0.56 (0.49) | 0.56 (0.50) | 0.46 (0.50) | 0.10 (0.03) *** | 0.01 (0.04) |