Table 4 Summary of key variables across...

Table 4

Summary of key variables across MSP awareness groups (n = 7,671)

Particulars	Not aware of MSP		Aware of MSP		Mean difference
Particulars	Mean	sd	Mean	sd	Mean difference
Quantity sold	3767.79	4054.46	5695.15	7,213.98	−1927.361
Credit from local trader	0.01	0.10	0.02	0.13	−0.005**
Disadvantaged caste (SC/ST)	0.36	0.48	0.20	0.40	0.180***
Dummy for wage employment	0.50	0.50	0.45	0.50	0.064***
BPL	0.33	0.47	0.25	0.43	0.105***
Gender	0.93	0.26	0.96	0.21	−0.026***
Illiterate	0.32	0.47	0.20	0.40	0.099***
Purchased input from local trader	0.52	0.50	0.55	0.50	0.035***
Age	51.08	13.42	51.95	13.10	−0.900***
Receive information	0.45	0.49	0.60	0.48	−0.160***

Particulars	Not aware of MSP		Aware of MSP		Mean difference
Particulars	Mean	sd	Mean	sd	Mean difference
Quantity sold	3767.79	4054.46	5695.15	7,213.98	−1927.361
Credit from local trader	0.01	0.10	0.02	0.13	−0.005**
Disadvantaged caste (SC/ST)	0.36	0.48	0.20	0.40	0.180***
Dummy for wage employment	0.50	0.50	0.45	0.50	0.064***
BPL	0.33	0.47	0.25	0.43	0.105***
Gender	0.93	0.26	0.96	0.21	−0.026***
Illiterate	0.32	0.47	0.20	0.40	0.099***
Purchased input from local trader	0.52	0.50	0.55	0.50	0.035***
Age	51.08	13.42	51.95	13.10	−0.900***
Receive information	0.45	0.49	0.60	0.48	−0.160***

Note(s): ***, ** and * indicate significance at 1, 5 and 10% levels

For continuous variables, the mean difference across groups is tested by the t-test, and for dummy variables, the mean difference is tested by the χ² test

Source(s): Estimated by authors

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