Table 1 Client characteristics at baseline
From: Health education for microcredit clients in Peru: a randomized controlled trial
Variable | Study Arm | Test of proportions or t-test | |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic Characteristics | Control (n = 935) | Treatment (n = 920) | Â |
Gender (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 14.9 | 13.2 | 0.30 |
   Female | 85.1 | 86.8 |  |
Age (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   < 30 years | 17.1 | 18.4 | 0.47 |
   30-39 years | 34.8 | 34.4 | 0.87 |
   40-49 years | 30.1 | 29.3 | 0.71 |
   50-59 years | 15.3 | 15.3 | 0.97 |
   ≥60 years | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.93 |
   No. of children < 5 yrs old surveyed (mean ± SD) | 0.35 ± 0.59 | 0.31 ± 0.53 | 0.12 |
Socioeconomic Characteristics | Â | Â | Â |
Education (%) | Â | Â | Â |
   Primary or less | 26.9 | 26.1 | 0.69 |
   Incomplete secondary | 24.7 | 28.4 | 0.08 |
   Complete secondary | 26.4 | 25.8 | 0.77 |
   Post-secondary | 21.9 | 19.7 | 0.24 |
Household assets, PC a (mean ± SD) | -0.12 ± 1.6 | 0.07 ± 1.8 | 0.02 |