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Health Dec

Major Purchase

Minor Purchase

Expenditure Dec

Family Visit

Visit Clinic

Visit Market

Hindu

Aft*St

0.026**

0.035**

0.033**

0.016*

0.049**

0.020**

0.036**

(0.009)

(0.008)

Age

0.028**

0.033**

0.029**

0.031**

0.044**

0.047**

(0.003)

(0.002)

(0.003)

(0.002)

Urban

0.065**

0.087**

0.083**

0.035**

0.074**

0.129**

0.142**

(0.007)

(0.006)

(0.007)

Primary Edu

0.022**

0.018**

0.010

0.015**

0.010

0.030**

0.012*

(0.006)

Secondary Edu

0.045**

0.041**

0.022**

0.041**

0.033**

0.071**

0.052**

(0.005)

(0.006)

(0.005)

Higher Edu

0.126**

0.125**

0.090**

0.095**

0.111**

0.183**

0.160**

(0.009)

(0.008)

SC/ST/OBC

0.005

0.006

0.007

0.012*

0.006

0.001

(0.005)

(0.006)

(0.005)

67,777

66,114

66,094

66,426

67,775

72,070

72,072

Non Hindu

Aft*St

0.006

−0.003

−0.017

−0.013

−0.007

−0.046*

−0.049**

(0.021)

(0.020)

(0.018)

(0.019)

(0.018)

Age

0.035**

0.032**

0.035**

0.028**

0.032**

0.042**

0.043**

(0.005)

(0.004)

(0.005)

Urban

0.029*

0.063**

0.045**

0.003

0.061**

0.059**

0.077**

(0.012)

(0.013)

(0.012)

(0.011)

(0.012)

(0.015)

(0.014)

Primary Edu

0.019

0.031*

0.050**

0.018

0.029*

0.021

0.026*

(0.012)

(0.011)

(0.013)

Secondary Edu

0.039**

0.054**

0.048**

0.031**

0.051**

0.045**

(0.011)

(0.012)

(0.011)

(0.010)

(0.013)

Higher Edu

0.114**

0.123**

0.087**

0.083**

0.96**

0.143**

0.144**

(0.016)

(0.020)

(0.018)

(0.017)

(0.021)

(0.019)

SC/ST/OBC

−0.013

0.016

0.013

0.008

0.021

0.009

0.028

(0.014)

(0.013)

(0.014)

(0.015)

15,562

15,267

15,234

15,148

15,562

16,753

16,752

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Difference-in-Difference Results

	Health Dec	Major Purchase	Minor Purchase	Expenditure Dec	Family Visit	Visit Clinic	Visit Market
Hindu
Aft*St	0.026**	0.035**	0.033**	0.016*	0.049**	0.020**	0.036**
	(0.009)	(0.009)	(0.009)	(0.008)	(0.008)	(0.008)	(0.008)
Age	0.028**	0.033**	0.033**	0.029**	0.031**	0.044**	0.047**
	(0.003)	(0.003)	(0.002)	(0.003)	(0.002)	(0.002)	(0.002)
Urban	0.065**	0.087**	0.083**	0.035**	0.074**	0.129**	0.142**
	(0.007)	(0.007)	(0.007)	(0.006)	(0.007)	(0.007)	(0.007)
Primary Edu	0.022**	0.018**	0.010	0.015**	0.010	0.030**	0.012*
	(0.006)	(0.006)	(0.006)	(0.006)	(0.006)	(0.006)	(0.006)
Secondary Edu	0.045**	0.041**	0.022**	0.041**	0.033**	0.071**	0.052**
	(0.005)	(0.006)	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.005)
Higher Edu	0.126**	0.125**	0.090**	0.095**	0.111**	0.183**	0.160**
	(0.009)	(0.009)	(0.009)	(0.009)	(0.009)	(0.009)	(0.008)
SC/ST/OBC	0.005	0.006	0.007	0.012*	0.006	0.006	0.001
	(0.005)	(0.006)	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.005)
N	67,777	66,114	66,094	66,426	67,775	72,070	72,072
Non Hindu
Aft*St	0.006	−0.003	−0.017	−0.013	−0.007	−0.046*	−0.049**
	(0.021)	(0.020)	(0.018)	(0.019)	(0.019)	(0.019)	(0.018)
Age	0.035**	0.032**	0.035**	0.028**	0.032**	0.042**	0.043**
	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.004)	(0.005)	(0.005)
Urban	0.029*	0.063**	0.045**	0.003	0.061**	0.059**	0.077**
	(0.012)	(0.013)	(0.012)	(0.011)	(0.012)	(0.015)	(0.014)
Primary Edu	0.019	0.031*	0.050**	0.018	0.029*	0.021	0.026*
	(0.012)	(0.012)	(0.011)	(0.011)	(0.011)	(0.013)	(0.013)
Secondary Edu	0.039**	0.054**	0.048**	0.048**	0.031**	0.051**	0.045**
	(0.011)	(0.012)	(0.011)	(0.011)	(0.010)	(0.013)	(0.013)
Higher Edu	0.114**	0.123**	0.087**	0.083**	0.96**	0.143**	0.144**
	(0.016)	(0.020)	(0.018)	(0.017)	(0.017)	(0.021)	(0.019)
SC/ST/OBC	−0.013	0.016	0.013	0.008	0.021	0.009	0.028
	(0.014)	(0.014)	(0.014)	(0.013)	(0.014)	(0.015)	(0.015)
N	15,562	15,267	15,234	15,148	15,562	16,753	16,752

	Health Dec	Major Purchase	Minor Purchase	Expenditure Dec	Family Visit	Visit Clinic	Visit Market
Hindu
Aft*St	0.026**	0.035**	0.033**	0.016*	0.049**	0.020**	0.036**
	(0.009)	(0.009)	(0.009)	(0.008)	(0.008)	(0.008)	(0.008)
Age	0.028**	0.033**	0.033**	0.029**	0.031**	0.044**	0.047**
	(0.003)	(0.003)	(0.002)	(0.003)	(0.002)	(0.002)	(0.002)
Urban	0.065**	0.087**	0.083**	0.035**	0.074**	0.129**	0.142**
	(0.007)	(0.007)	(0.007)	(0.006)	(0.007)	(0.007)	(0.007)
Primary Edu	0.022**	0.018**	0.010	0.015**	0.010	0.030**	0.012*
	(0.006)	(0.006)	(0.006)	(0.006)	(0.006)	(0.006)	(0.006)
Secondary Edu	0.045**	0.041**	0.022**	0.041**	0.033**	0.071**	0.052**
	(0.005)	(0.006)	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.005)
Higher Edu	0.126**	0.125**	0.090**	0.095**	0.111**	0.183**	0.160**
	(0.009)	(0.009)	(0.009)	(0.009)	(0.009)	(0.009)	(0.008)
SC/ST/OBC	0.005	0.006	0.007	0.012*	0.006	0.006	0.001
	(0.005)	(0.006)	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.005)
N	67,777	66,114	66,094	66,426	67,775	72,070	72,072
Non Hindu
Aft*St	0.006	−0.003	−0.017	−0.013	−0.007	−0.046*	−0.049**
	(0.021)	(0.020)	(0.018)	(0.019)	(0.019)	(0.019)	(0.018)
Age	0.035**	0.032**	0.035**	0.028**	0.032**	0.042**	0.043**
	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.005)	(0.004)	(0.005)	(0.005)
Urban	0.029*	0.063**	0.045**	0.003	0.061**	0.059**	0.077**
	(0.012)	(0.013)	(0.012)	(0.011)	(0.012)	(0.015)	(0.014)
Primary Edu	0.019	0.031*	0.050**	0.018	0.029*	0.021	0.026*
	(0.012)	(0.012)	(0.011)	(0.011)	(0.011)	(0.013)	(0.013)
Secondary Edu	0.039**	0.054**	0.048**	0.048**	0.031**	0.051**	0.045**
	(0.011)	(0.012)	(0.011)	(0.011)	(0.010)	(0.013)	(0.013)
Higher Edu	0.114**	0.123**	0.087**	0.083**	0.96**	0.143**	0.144**
	(0.016)	(0.020)	(0.018)	(0.017)	(0.017)	(0.021)	(0.019)
SC/ST/OBC	−0.013	0.016	0.013	0.008	0.021	0.009	0.028
	(0.014)	(0.014)	(0.014)	(0.013)	(0.014)	(0.015)	(0.015)
N	15,562	15,267	15,234	15,148	15,562	16,753	16,752

Source: Author's analysis based on NFHS data.

Notes: **, * indicate significance at one and five percent, respectively. Standard errors clustered at the PSU level in brackets. All regressions control for year-of-marriage fixed effects and state fixed effects. The omitted education category is ‘No Education,’ and the omitted caste category is ‘General.’

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