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Table 3

Descriptive statistics for household characteristics

Potential covariates	Treatment group			Control group			Difference
	(HH with migration status = 1)			(HH without migration status = 0)			Difference
	N	Mean	S.D	n	Mean	S.D	Diff.	S.E
Household characteristics
Residential location (urban = 1, rural = 0)	1,535	0.277	0.448	10,678	0.372	0.483	−0.095***	0.013
HH size	1,535	4.585	2.178	10,678	4.538	1.842	0.047	0.052
No. of rooms	1,535	3.066	1.596	10,678	2.196	1.228	0.870***	0.035
Useable space (SQFT)	1,535	537.642	647.913	10,678	383.048	371.916	0.154593***	11.376
Walls brick (dummy)	1,535	0.285	0.452	10,678	0.254	0.435	0.032**	0.012
Separate dining room (dummy)	1,535	0.204	0.403	10,678	0.121	0.326	0.083***	0.009
Sanitary latrine (dummy)	1,535	0.266	0.442	10,678	0.188	0.391	0.078***	0.011
Electricity (dummy)	1,535	0.689	0.463	10,678	0.561	0.496	0.128***	0.013
Mobile phone (dummy)	1,535	0.870	0.337	10,678	0.619	0.486	0.250***	0.013
Computer (dummy)	1,535	0.031	0.174	10,678	0.026	0.160	0.005	0.004
Internet (dummy)	1,535	0.016	0.127	10,678	0.011	0.104	0.005*	0.003
Cultivable land (acres)	1,535	81.109	171.546	10,678	52.245	145.437	28.864***	4.066
Livestock (dummy)	1,535	0.671	0.470	10,678	0.603	0.489	0.068***	0.013
Fishing (dummy)	1,535	0.146	0.353	10,678	0.129	0.335	0.017*	0.009
Forestry (dummy)	1,535	0.412	0.492	10,678	0.301	0.459	0.111***	0.013

Potential covariates	Treatment group			Control group			Difference
	(HH with migration status = 1)			(HH without migration status = 0)			Difference
	N	Mean	S.D	n	Mean	S.D	Diff.	S.E
Household characteristics
Residential location (urban = 1, rural = 0)	1,535	0.277	0.448	10,678	0.372	0.483	−0.095***	0.013
HH size	1,535	4.585	2.178	10,678	4.538	1.842	0.047	0.052
No. of rooms	1,535	3.066	1.596	10,678	2.196	1.228	0.870***	0.035
Useable space (SQFT)	1,535	537.642	647.913	10,678	383.048	371.916	0.154593***	11.376
Walls brick (dummy)	1,535	0.285	0.452	10,678	0.254	0.435	0.032**	0.012
Separate dining room (dummy)	1,535	0.204	0.403	10,678	0.121	0.326	0.083***	0.009
Sanitary latrine (dummy)	1,535	0.266	0.442	10,678	0.188	0.391	0.078***	0.011
Electricity (dummy)	1,535	0.689	0.463	10,678	0.561	0.496	0.128***	0.013
Mobile phone (dummy)	1,535	0.870	0.337	10,678	0.619	0.486	0.250***	0.013
Computer (dummy)	1,535	0.031	0.174	10,678	0.026	0.160	0.005	0.004
Internet (dummy)	1,535	0.016	0.127	10,678	0.011	0.104	0.005*	0.003
Cultivable land (acres)	1,535	81.109	171.546	10,678	52.245	145.437	28.864***	4.066
Livestock (dummy)	1,535	0.671	0.470	10,678	0.603	0.489	0.068***	0.013
Fishing (dummy)	1,535	0.146	0.353	10,678	0.129	0.335	0.017*	0.009
Forestry (dummy)	1,535	0.412	0.492	10,678	0.301	0.459	0.111***	0.013

Note(s): *Level of significance 10%, **level of significance 5%, ***level of significance < 1%

Expenditure expressed in Bangladeshi taka (BDT)