Table 1 Used variables, their measurement and their distribution in the sample (in total and disaggregated by sex)

Outcome variables

 individuals enrolment in RSBY

0 = no

18847

51.66

9766

51.82

9081

48.18

1 = yes

17638

48.34

9019

51.13

8619

48.87

missing

180

 households enrolment in RSBY

0 = no

3170

41.66

2937

92.65

233

7.35

1 = yes

4439

58.34

3829

86.26

610

13.74

 households completely enrolled in RSBY

0 = no

806

18.16

711

88.21

95

11.79

1 = yes

3633

81.84

3118

85.82

515

14.18

Main exposure variable

 sex

1 = male

18877

51.49

-

-

2 = female

17788

48.51

-

-

Covariates individual level

 age

1 = 0-14

10312

28.12

51.49

48.51

2 = 15-49

19996

54.54

51.38

48.62

3 = 50+

6357

17.34

51.82

48.18

 relationship to hoh

1 = head of household

7609

20.75

88.92

11.08

2 = spouse

6281

17.13

1.80

98.20

3 = child

16709

45.57

58.31

41.69

4 = others

6066

16.54

37.17

62.83

 education

1 = no education

12154

33.15

43.36

56.64

2 = up to 7 years

12921

35.24

53.54

46.46

3 = 8 years and above

11590

31.61

57.71

42.29

 occupation

1 = farming

4794

13.08

81.50

18.50

2 = labourer/ daily wages

5436

14.83

84.44

15.56

3 = other occupation

2266

6.18

78.11

21.89

4 = student

10350

28.23

53.04

46.96

5 = housewife

8136

22.19

2.94

97.06

6 = not employed

3105

8.47

50.60

49.40

7 = not yet in school

2578

7.03

50.81

49.19

Covariates household level

 caste

1 = no caste/ other

7168

19.62

50.70

49.30

2 = SC+ST

15969

43.70

51.41

48.59

3 = OBC

13404

36.68

51.99

48.01

missing

124

 religion

1 = hindu

24556

66.97

52.17

47.83

2 = muslim

6586

17.96

50.47

49.53

3 = christian/ other

5523

15.06

49.67

50.33

 BPL status

1 = BPL

23956

65.34

51.68

48.32

 household size (mean and SD)

continuous

5.573

2.078

2.076

2.081

 wealth index

1 = 1st quintile = poorest

6542

17.84

50.78

49.22

2 = 2nd quintile

7370

20.10

51.79

48.21

3 = 3rd quintile

7513

20.49

50.99

49.01

4 = 4th quintile

7398

20.18

51.88

48.12

5 = 5th quintile = least poor

7842

21.39

51.89

48.11

 state

1 = Bihar

4855

13.24

53.16

46.84

2 = Uttarakhand

4593

12.53

52.34

47.66

3 = Uttar Pradesh

5322

14.52

52.82

47.18

4 = West Bengal

3573

9.74

51.55

48.45

5 = Gujarat

5167

14.09

52.06

47.94

6 = Kerala

4287

11.69

47.42

52.58

7 = Mizoram

4468

12.19

49.75

50.25

8 = Tripura

4400

12.00

52.11

47.89