Table 4

Descriptive statistics for the outcome variable

Outcome variablesTreatment groupControl groupDifference
(HH with migration status = 1)(HH without migration status = 0)
NMeanSDnMeanSDDiff.SE
Total month. cons. exp. (TMCE)1,53514,248.32011,888.26010,67810,709.2008,984.0033,539.124***256.543
Monthly food exp. (MFE)1,5357,134.9724,489.88910,6675,803.4983,457.7351,331.473***98.379
Monthly non-food exp. (MNFE)1,5315,824.5818,719.41010,5933,940.3255,373.3081,884.256***161.349
Monthly medical exp. (MHE)1,452670.0071,846.24610,124414.9271,517.989255.081***43.859
Monthly educational (MEE)1,282799.8411,210.2058,699735.4541,968.02164.38756.477
Per cap. month. cons. exp. (PMCE)1,5353,358.1482,708.50610,6782,469.2642,052.804888.884***58.585
Per cap. month. food exp. (PMFE)1,5351,671.7731,006.64510,6671,328.096676.122343.677***19.819
Per cap. non-food exp. (MNFE)1,5311,388.8481,978.46910,593927.2731326.161461.576***38.963
Per cap. month. medi. exp. (PMHE)1,452157.671434.58210,12497.4223.65760.249***10.578
Per cap. month. educ. exp. (PMEE)1,052553.348708.4226,892525.2041,400.98128.14444.031
Engel index ratio 
Monthly food exp. (MFE)1,5350.5530.14310,6670.6000.140−0.046***0.004

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

Expenditure expressed in Bangladeshi taka (BDT)

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