Birthweight Regression Results - all years + 2015

FE with SEs clustered at the district level

1. Regression 1 - uses log(birthweight)

2. Regression 2 - uses low birthweight dummy

• individual-level controls:
  • education level (mother)
  • religion
  • child gender
  • birth order
  • twin or single birth
  • rural or urban
• district-year controls:
  • average literacy
  • average wealth
  • percentage urban/rural
  • average number of children
• FEs
  • district
  • month
  • state by year

Some Stats

• Average birthweight = 2849.474
• Average of low birthweight indicator = 0.3455208
• Percent of kids treated = 2%

All years, less districts results

	Dependent variable:
	log(BIRTHWT)	BIRTHWT_low
	(1)	(2)
treated	0.008	-0.003
	(0.010)	(0.023)
factor(EDUCLVL)1	0.011**	-0.019*
	(0.005)	(0.010)
factor(EDUCLVL)2	0.026***	-0.054***
	(0.004)	(0.011)
factor(EDUCLVL)3	0.066***	-0.148***
	(0.007)	(0.014)
factor(EDUCLVL)8	0.180*	-0.063
	(0.103)	(0.178)
factor(URBAN)2	-0.006	0.022*
	(0.004)	(0.012)
factor(KIDSEX)2	-0.024***	0.055***
	(0.003)	(0.006)
factor(KIDTWIN)21	-0.291***	0.461***
	(0.029)	(0.036)
factor(KIDTWIN)22	-0.298***	0.504***
	(0.025)	(0.049)
factor(KIDTWIN)23	-0.421***	0.508***
	(0.061)	(0.145)
factor(KIDBORD)2	0.019***	-0.040***
	(0.004)	(0.008)
factor(KIDBORD)3	0.026***	-0.059***
	(0.005)	(0.010)
factor(KIDBORD)4	0.041***	-0.053**
	(0.010)	(0.027)
factor(KIDBORD)5	0.022*	-0.052**
	(0.011)	(0.021)
factor(KIDBORD)6	0.043*	-0.073**
	(0.023)	(0.035)
factor(KIDBORD)7	0.055	-0.065
	(0.041)	(0.073)
factor(KIDBORD)8	0.050	0.180
	(0.062)	(0.144)
factor(KIDBORD)9	0.092**	-0.217**
	(0.039)	(0.094)
factor(KIDBORD)10	-0.240***	0.403***
	(0.049)	(0.072)
factor(KIDBORD)11	-0.076	0.096
	(0.056)	(0.168)
factor(KIDBORD)12	-0.132**	0.251***
	(0.055)	(0.067)
factor(RELIGION)1000	-0.017	-0.307
	(0.102)	(0.238)
factor(RELIGION)2000	-0.020	-0.304
	(0.102)	(0.238)
factor(RELIGION)3000	-0.017	-0.334
	(0.101)	(0.239)
factor(RELIGION)4000	-0.023	-0.307
	(0.102)	(0.238)
factor(RELIGION)6402	-0.271**	-0.307
	(0.119)	(0.277)
factor(RELIGION)7200	-0.263**	-0.063
	(0.125)	(0.248)
factor(RELIGION)7300	0.115	-0.831***
	(0.100)	(0.270)
factor(RELIGION)7400	-0.024	-0.560**
	(0.103)	(0.253)
factor(RELIGION)9000	-0.046	-0.233
	(0.106)	(0.238)
factor(RELIGION)9998
	(0.000)	(0.000)
mean_children	0.042	-0.054
	(0.029)	(0.056)
literacy	-0.152	-0.076
	(0.102)	(0.185)
mean_wealth	-0.004	0.137*
	(0.041)	(0.072)
urban_per	0.049	-0.152*
	(0.055)	(0.085)
Observations	35,966	35,966
R2	0.296	0.253
Adjusted R2	0.188	0.138
Residual Std. Error (df = 31182)	0.256	0.576
Note:	p<0.1; p<0.05; p<0.01

2015, all districts results

	Dependent variable:
	log(BIRTHWT)	BIRTHWT_low
	(1)	(2)
treated	0.022	-0.028
	(0.027)	(0.042)
factor(EDUCLVL)1	0.007	-0.028
	(0.019)	(0.031)
factor(EDUCLVL)2	0.011	-0.063**
	(0.016)	(0.027)
factor(EDUCLVL)3	0.059***	-0.183***
	(0.017)	(0.046)
factor(URBAN)2	0.005	-0.004
	(0.011)	(0.018)
factor(KIDSEX)2	-0.023**	0.032
	(0.009)	(0.020)
factor(KIDTWIN)21	-0.262***	0.460***
	(0.053)	(0.102)
factor(KIDTWIN)22	-0.349***	0.628***
	(0.046)	(0.056)
factor(KIDBORD)2	0.0004	-0.007
	(0.009)	(0.024)
factor(KIDBORD)3	-0.021	0.020
	(0.018)	(0.037)
factor(KIDBORD)4	0.019	-0.091**
	(0.026)	(0.046)
factor(KIDBORD)5	-0.011	0.070
	(0.036)	(0.124)
factor(KIDBORD)6	-0.082	0.025
	(0.060)	(0.137)
factor(KIDBORD)7	-0.011	-0.090
	(0.091)	(0.185)
factor(KIDBORD)8	-0.002	0.145
	(0.095)	(0.240)
factor(KIDBORD)9	0.103	0.251
	(0.123)	(0.165)
factor(RELIGION)2000	-0.054	-0.034
	(0.040)	(0.055)
factor(RELIGION)3000	-0.102	0.333**
	(0.078)	(0.147)
factor(RELIGION)4000	-0.057**	0.010
	(0.026)	(0.026)
factor(RELIGION)7200	-0.267**	0.017
	(0.102)	(0.099)
factor(RELIGION)7300	-0.026	-0.186**
	(0.178)	(0.090)
factor(RELIGION)9000	-0.103	0.025
	(0.091)	(0.031)
Observations	4,381	4,381
R2	0.545	0.127
Adjusted R2	0.283	0.076
Residual Std. Error	0.208 (df = 2779)	0.548 (df = 4139)
Note:	p<0.1; p<0.05; p<0.01