Table 3.
Models of change in desired family size (Coombs Scale) from baseline to follow-up predicted by change in time to collect firewood (hours to travel, gather, and return home). Effect estimates with t-statistics in parentheses from regression models with individual level fixed effects. Women aged 15–33 in Chitwan, Nepal at baseline.
| 1 | 2 | |
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| Hours to collect firewood | 0.03** (2.73) | 0.03+ (1.82) |
| Household uses firewood | −0.26 (−1.23) | |
| Controlsa | ||
| Number of types of consumer durables household owns | −0.09* (−2.12) | |
| Highest grade respondent completed | −0.16** (−2.93) | |
| Respondent ever married | 0.41* (2.43) | |
| Total number of children born | −0.05 (−0.82) | |
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| Person periods | 2508 | 2508 |
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| Respondents | 1254 | 1254 |
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| Overall R-squared | 0.010 | 0.061 |
Effect estimates with t-statistics in parantheses. Models also include intercept.
0.10
0.05
0.01
0.001;
two-tailed tests
Control measures are wave specific and should therefore be interpreted as change measures.