Table 5.
ITT Effects | Point Estimate | Std. Error | p-value | FDR q-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Panel A: Parental material investments (n = 1200) | ||||
Number of play material sources | 0.112 | 0.052 | 0.033 | 0.105 |
Number of play material varieties | 0.076 | 0.049 | 0.123 | 0.197 |
Number of picture books | 0.128 | 0.052 | 0.016 | 0.105 |
Number of play materials | 0.027 | 0.056 | 0.628 | 0.458 |
Number of books (except picture books) | 0.045 | 0.047 | 0.343 | 0.328 |
Number of magazines and newspapers | 0.045 | 0.051 | 0.380 | 0.328 |
Material investment factor | 0.089* | 0.046 | 0.056 | |
Panel B: Parental time investments (n = 1200) | ||||
Read or look at picture books with child | 0.303*** | 0.061 | 0.000 | 0.001 |
Tell stories to child | 0.214*** | 0.053 | 0.000 | 0.001 |
Sing songs with child | 0.172*** | 0.063 | 0.008 | 0.008 |
Play with child with toys | 0.061 | 0.062 | 0.329 | 0.166 |
Spend time with child naming things, counting, or drawing | 0.047 | 0.051 | 0.355 | 0.166 |
Time investment factor | 0.246*** | 0.062 | 0.000 | |
Panel C: Parenting skills (n = 1200) | ||||
Caregiver feels duty to help baby understand the world | 0.007 | 0.047 | 0.876 | 0.213 |
Caregiver finds it important to play with baby | 0.158** | 0.057 | 0.007 | 0.010 |
Caregiver knows how to play with baby | 0.149** | 0.058 | 0.012 | 0.012 |
Caregiver finds it important to read stories to baby | 0.166*** | 0.057 | 0.004 | 0.009 |
Caregiver knows how to read stories to baby | 0.182*** | 0.056 | 0.002 | 0.009 |
Parenting skill factor | 0.220*** | 0.055 | 0.000 |
Note. Each row corresponds to an independent regression, and all regressions control county fixed effects and corresponding baseline material investments, time investments, or parenting skills measures. All outcomes are standardized by the distribution of the control group. OLS coefficient estimates are reported, with standard errors clustered at the village level.
*p < 0.10, **p < 0.05, ***p < 0.01