Table 1 Summary statistics

 Sex (female = 1, male = 0)

3275

0.51

0.50

3275

0.51

0.50

 Age (years)

3275

8.35

3.01

3275

11.35

3.01

 Enrolment

3275

0.79

0.41

3275

0.87

0.34

 Time spent in school

3275

5.78

2.20

3275

6.93

2.64

 Highest grade completed

2109

3.90

2.32

2109

6.27

2.57

 Grade progression

2109

0.76

0.33

2109

0.78

0.22

 Mother’s age (years)

3275

30.56

5.64

3275

33.52

5.59

 Mother’s education (highest grade completed)

3270

1.86

3.28

3270

1.86

3.28

 Whether mother is working

3275

0.69

0.46

3275

0.88

0.32

 Whether mother has worked in NREGS

3272

0.28

0.45

3228

0.62

0.49

 Father’s age (years)

3127

36.34

6.36

3101

39.26

6.29

 Father’s education (highest grade completed)

3126

3.91

4.51

3126

3.91

4.51

 Whether father is working

3121

0.99

0.10

3095

0.98

0.14

 Whether father has worked in NREGS

3121

0.25

0.43

3073

0.48

0.50

 Annual non-agricultural income (Rs.)

3275

28349

30452

3275

41404

46015

 Annual agricultural income (Rs.)

3275

4100

21489

3275

8258

38656

 Total income (Rs.)

3275

32449

36312

3275

49662

58843

 Household size

3275

5.70

2.10

3275

5.71

2.19

 Number of males in the age group 16–60

3275

1.31

0.81

3275

1.40

0.85

 Average age of household members

3275

22.14

5.72

3275

24.56

5.62

 Land owned by household (acres)

3275

2.11

3.21

3275

3.38

38.59

 Asset index

3275

−0.60

1.49

3275

0.55

1.81

 Mandal level total night lights in 2006

3275

860.49

335.78

3275

860.49

335.78

 Baseline enrolment rate in the district (2004–2005)

3275

0.92

0.07

3275

0.92

0.07

 Lagged rainfall shock

3275

1.71

0.78

3275

−0.02

0.65

 Lagged amount of sanctioned NREGS funds in crores (Rs.)

3275

8.53

7.80

3275

10.59

5.56