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Table 3 Baseline characteristics

From: Statistical analysis plan for a cluster randomised trial in Madhya Pradesh, India: support to rural India’s public education system and impact on numeracy and literacy scores (STRIPES2)

Variable

Intervention arm

Control arm

Individual level N = 3419

Cluster level N = 98

mean (SD)

Individual level N = 3684

Cluster level N = 98

mean (SD)

Proportion female

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

Family Religion:

 Hindu

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Muslim

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

Family Caste:

 Schedule Caste

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Schedule Tribe

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Other Backward Caste

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Forward Caste

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Missing

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

Child’s main female caregiver

 Biological mother

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Step mother

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Grandmother

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Other female family member

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Other

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 No female caregiver

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Missing

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

Child’s main male caregiver

 Biological father

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Step father

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Grandfather

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Other male family member

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Other

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 No male caregiver

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Missing

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

Main female caregiver's education:

 No schooling

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Primary

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Middle School

n( %)

x (x)

n( %)

x (x)

 High School

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Higher secondary

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Graduate

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Postgraduate

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Missing

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

Main male caregiver's education:

 No schooling

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Primary

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Middle School

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 High School

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Higher secondary

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Graduate

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Postgraduate

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

 Missing

n (%)

x (x)

n (%)

x (x)

Child’s age

mean (SD)

x (x)

mean (SD)

x (x)

Mother alive at baseline

n (%)

x (x)

n/N

x (x)

Father alive at baseline

n (%)

x (x)

n/N

x (x)

Main female caregiver's literacy:

 Can’t read

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 Can read part of the sentence

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 Read entire sentence

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 Missing

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Main male caregiver's literacy:

 Can’t read

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 Can read part of the sentence

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 Read entire sentence

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 Missing

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)