Table A2.
Effect estimates from models of desired family size (Coombs Scale) at follow-up and neighborhood change. Women aged 15–33 in Chitwan, Nepal at baseline.
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| Hours to collect fodder in 1996 | 0.11* (2.13) | 0.11* (2.27) | 0.12* (2.37) | 0.10* (2.00) |
| Change in hours to collect fodder in 1996–2006 (continuous) | 0.13** (3.27) | 0.13** (3.25) | 0.13** (3.28) | 0.13** (3.21) |
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| Distance to neighborhood organization in 1996a | −0.01 (−1.47) | −0.02* (−2.44) | −0.01 (−1.29) | 0 (0.88) |
| Change distance to neighborhood organization 1996–2003 | −0.02* (−2.06) | −0.03+ (−1.91) | 0 (−0.61) | 0 (0.78) |
| Baseline desired family size (Coombs Scale) | 0.12*** (4.62) | 0.12*** (4.41) | 0.12*** (4.38) | 0.12*** (4.50) |
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| Respondents | 1241 | 1241 | 1241 | 1241 |
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| Adjusted R-square | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
Effect estimates with t-statistics in parantheses. Models also include all controls described in text and in Table A1 and an intercept term.
0.10
0.05
0.01
0.001;
two-tailed tests
Distance to each neighborhood organization was collected using the Neighborhood History Calendar approach. Distances are measured in minutes walk from the neighborhood center to each specific building.