Table 1.

Comparing average values for covariates, between potential beneficiaries and non‐beneficiaries of Comunidades Solidarias Rurales(CSR), pre‐CSR entry

	CSR group	Comparison	$p$ value
	mean	mean
Age at time of childbirth (in years)	27.7	28.6	.240
	(0.4)	(0.6)
Education: Third cycle (up to 9th year = 1)	0.188	0.156	.525
Education: Diploma or above (12th year and
higher = 1)	0.078	0.090	.727
Marital status: Never married (=1)	0.104	0.156	.133
Marital status: Separated/divorced/widowed (=1)	0.075	0.114	.337
Log distance to health center (in km)	3.58	3.45	.508
	(0.13)	(0.16)
Household assets
Owns a radio/stereo (=1)	0.688	0.693	.890
Owns a fan (=1)	0.078	0.055	.574
Owns a sewing machine (=1)	0.052	0.086	.097
Owns a bicycle (=1)	0.251	0.171	.214
Owns a refrigerator (=1)	0.230	0.176	.292
Owns major furniture (other than beds) (=1)	0.199	0.162	.389
Household asset index	0.049	$-$ 0.127	.313
	(0.149)	(0.082)

Note. Standard errors for $p$ values clustered at the municipality level; standard errors for means of continuous variables in parentheses. 389 total observations in 22 clusters. Asset index is the first principal component of the matrix defined by the six asset indicators listed. Source: CSR evaluation first and second survey.