Table 1:
Descriptive statistics for analytic sample
| Sons (N = 1,069) | Daughters (N = 982) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Mean | Stan. Dev. | Min. | Max. | Mean | Stan. Dev. | Min. | Max. |
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| Child married during observation | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Parental Mental Disorders | ||||||||
| Father has Major Depressive Disorder | 0.05 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.05 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Father has any other disorder | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Mother has Major Depressive Disorder | 0.27 | 0.44 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Mother has any other disorder | 0.18 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.16 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Parental Marital Experience | ||||||||
| Father experienced arranged marriage | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Mother experienced arranged marriage | 0.68 | 0.47 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.68 | 0.47 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Parental hitting within marriage | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.18 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Parental criticism within marriage1 | 1.70 | 0.53 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 1.69 | 0.56 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Father’s age at child’s birth | 25.66 | 4.77 | 13.00 | 43.00 | 26.02 | 4.82 | 15.00 | 45.00 |
| Mother’s age at child’s birth | 21.90 | 4.28 | 10.00 | 39.00 | 22.03 | 4.40 | 10.00 | 40.00 |
| Parental Education | ||||||||
| Father attained no education | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Father attained grades 1–5 | 0.28 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.28 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Father attained grades 6–10 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.33 | 0.47 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Father attained grades 11 and above | 0.21 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.22 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Mother attained no education | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Mother attained grades 1–5 | 0.17 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.18 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Mother attained grades 6–10 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.33 | 0.47 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Mother attained grades 11 and above | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Household Income and Assets | ||||||||
| Annual income: < 25,000 rupees | 0.25 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.24 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Annual income: 25,000–49,999 rupees | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.28 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Annual income: 50,000–99,999 rupees | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Annual income: > 100,000 rupees | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.16 | 0.37 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Total livestock owned | 1.94 | 1.63 | 0.00 | 16.33 | 1.97 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 16.33 |
| Ownership of house plot | 0.88 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Household total financial assets | 7.17 | 3.68 | 0.00 | 17.00 | 7.04 | 3.65 | 0.00 | 17.00 |
| House Quality | ||||||||
| Low house quality | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Medium house quality | 0.25 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| High house quality | 0.64 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.64 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Brahmin/Chhetri | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.44 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Hill Janajati | 0.14 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.14 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Dalit | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.11 | 0.32 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Newar | 0.06 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.06 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Terai Janajati | 0.24 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
1
The scale for criticism within marriage goes from 1 (never) to 4 (frequently).