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Table 1 Independent variables (mean for treated and control)

From: Articulating fertilizer subsidy effects on women’s diet quality by food supply source in Mali

Variable

Description

Treated

Control

p-value

Age

Woman age (years)

32.91

32.17

0.03

Distbitumee

Distance to paved road (m)

15.43

18.28

0.00

Distmarket

Distance to market (km)

8.39

10.60

0.00

Areaeaf

Land cultivated (ha)

11.53

13.40

0.00

Children

Number of children

8.54

9.07

0.00

Localmarket

Weekly market (dummy)

0.30

0.27

0.00

Plotage

Plot age (years)

19.57

17.81

0.00

Familysize

Family size

18.39

19.22

0.00

Edugerant

Education of plot manager

1.82

1.13

0.00

Agegerant

Age of plot manager (years)

44.76

42.70

0.00

Ltransfert

Transfer income (FCFA)

3.41

3.59

0.21

Nonfarminc

Non-farm income (FCFA)

6.90

7.55

0.00

Headeaf

Plot manager is head’s household (dummy)

0.61

0.50

0.00

Farminc

Farm income (targeted crops) (FCFA)

12.81

11.46

0.00

Allcropsaleskg

Total crops soled (kg)

22.41

19.39

0.03

Disthealthcter

Distance to health center (km)

2.03

2.36

0.02

Memberop

Cooperative membership (dummy)

0.88

0.82

0.00

Bicycle

Number of bicycles

3.09

2.78

0.00

Motobike

Number of motorbikes

1.80

1.73

0.05

Depratio

Dependency ratio

0.50

0.51

0.02

  1. Source: Authors, from data collected by IER/MSU in 2017–18