Introduction
In this chapter we load all the packages and data we’ll be using throughout the book. We also provide descriptions of the variables that form the (fictional) HISP program evaluation data set. You can download the data from the GitHub repo associated with this book: https://github.com/lfbeisermcgrath/rimpactevaluation/tree/master/data
# Loading of packages, data, and seed setting here
library(broom)
library(clusterPower)
library(estimatr)
library(fishmethods)
library(haven)
library(kableExtra)
library(MatchIt)
library(modelsummary)
library(pwr)
library(rddensity)
library(skimr)
library(texreg)
library(tidyverse)
df <- read_dta("./data/evaluation.dta")
vars <- read_csv("./data/variable_desc.csv")
theme_set(ggpubr::theme_pubclean())
# subset data to only "eligible" units
df_elig <- df %>%
filter(eligible == 1)
The dataset is at the level of household and round. This means that one observation (row) captures information for one household either in the baseline (round 0) or in the follow- up survey (round 1). In other words, every household appears on two rows: one for the baseline and one for the follow-up survey.
Variable Definitions
Outcome Variable
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variable
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description
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health_expenditures
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Out of pocket health expenditures (per person per year)
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Control Variables
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variable
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description
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age_hh
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Age of the head of the household (in years)
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age_sp
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Age of the spouse (in years)
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educ_hh
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Education of the head of household (completed years of schooling)
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educ_sp
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Education of the spouse (completed years of schooling)
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female_hh
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Head of the household is a woman (0=no 1=yes)
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indigenous
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Head of household speaks an indigenous language (0=no 1=yes)
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hhsize
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Number of household members (baseline)
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dirtfloor
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Home has a dirt floor at baseline (0=no 1=yes)
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bathroom
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Home with private bathroom at baseline (0=no 1=yes)
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land
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Number of hectares of land owned by household at baseline
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Other Variables
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variable
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description
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locality_identifier
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Locality identifier
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household_identifier
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Unique household identifier
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treatment_locality
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Household is located in treatment community (0=no 1=yes)
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promotion_locality
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Household is located in promoted community (0=no 1=yes)
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eligible
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Household eligible to enroll in HISP (0=no 1=yes)
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enrolled
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HH enrolled in HISP (0=no 1=yes)
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enrolled_rp
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Household enrolled in HISP under the random promotion scenario (0=no 1=yes)
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poverty_index
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Poverty Index 1-100
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round
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Survey round (0 = baseline; 1 = follow-up)
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hospital
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HH member visited hospital in the past year (0=no 1=yes)
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