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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of our database (from the 100M SINASC-SIM cohort)

From: The intergenerational relationship between conditional cash transfers and newborn health

Variable

N. (Observations)

Mean

Min

Max

Child health outcomes

 LBW

5,242,209

0.073

0

1

 VLBW

5,242,209

0.007

0

1

 PTB

5,019,754

0.108

0

1

 VPTB

5,019,754

0.002

0

1

 CFM

5,246,673

0.006

0

1

BF exposure

 BF uptake

5,246,798

0.233

0

1

 Prob early exposure

  Q1 (Lowest)

5,245,137

0.2

0

1

  Q2

5,245,137

0.2

0

1

  Q3

5,245,137

0.2

0

1

  Q4

5,245,137

0.2

0

1

  Q5 (Highest)

5,245,137

0.2

0

1

Economic indicators

 Poverty reduction

5,245,905

15.132

-22.08

76.91

 GDP per capita

5,245,764

26.567

0

1,030.184

 Wealth Index

  Q1 (Richest)

4,410,368

0.17

0

1

  Q2

4,410,368

0.21

0

1

  Q3

4,410,368

0.207

0

1

  Q4

4,410,368

0.213

0

1

  Q5 (Poorest)

4,410,368

0.2

0

1

Social indicators

 Mother’s education

  No education

4,557,291

0.046

0

1

  Literacy

4,557,291

0.008

0

1

  Until 5th grade

4,557,291

0.283

0

1

  Until 9th grade

4,557,291

0.367

0

1

  Secondary or more

4,557,291

0.296

0

1

 Mother’s age group

  10-19

5,245,195

0.242

0

1

  20-29

5,245,195

0.498

0

1

  29-39

5,245,195

0.245

0

1

  40 plus

5,245,195

0.024

0

1

 Marital status

  Single

5,170,896

0.484

0

1

  Married

5,170,896

0.506

0

1

  Widowed

5,170,896

0.002

0

1

  Divorced

5,170,896

0.008

0

1

 Female

5,246,673

0.489

0

1

 Race/color

  White

5,246,673

0.328

0

1

  Black

5,246,673

0.035

0

1

  Yellow

5,246,673

0.006

0

1

  Brown

5,246,673

0.622

0

1

  Indigenous

5,246,673

0.009

0

1

 Rural

5,246,118

0.216

0

1

Health indicators

 Pregnancy

  Single

5,235,314

0.986

0

1

  Double

5,235,314

0.014

0

1

  Triple

5,235,314

0

0

1

 First pregnancy

4,503,804

0.306

  

 Previous fetal loss

4,655,849

0.195

  

 Place of birth

  Hospital

5,245,547

0.98

0

1

  Other health establishment

5,245,547

0.009

0

1

  Home

5,245,547

0.009

0

1

  Other

5,245,547

0.002

0

1

 N

5,246,874

   
  1. Notes: LBW low birth weight, VLBW very low birth weight, PTB preterm birth, VPTB very preterm birth, CFM congenital malformations. “Prob early exposure” indicates the probability of social protection exposure during mother’s childhood