Table 3. Comparison of Women Characteristics Between PBF and Control Samples at Baseline .

PBF vs. Control
Control Variable	Total		PBF	Control	Difference
	N = 9999	Mean (%)	Mean (%)	Mean (%)
Age
15-20 years	1918	19.18	20.10	15.99	4.11***
>21 years	8081	80.82	79.90	84.01
Literacy
Literacy	1320	13.20	13.21	13.17	0.05
Illiteracy	8679	86.80	86.79	86.83
Parity
0-3 pregnancies	5911	59.12	59.46	57.90	1.56
≥4 pregnancies	4088	40.88	40.54	42.10
Marital status
Married	9431	94.32	94.48	93.78	0.70
Unmarried	568	5.68	5.52	6.22
Distance
1 ≤5 km	6097	60.98	61.47	59.25	2.23
0 = >5 km	3902	39.02	38.53	40.75
Wealth groups
Lowest 20%	1765	17.65	17.37	18.63	-1.26
Upper 80%	8234	82.35	82.63	81.37

Abbreviation: PBF, performance-based financing.

T test for differences between PBF and control samples; *** P < .01.