Table (E11) Impacts of the Program on Marriage and Fertility

||||**FDR**|**Control**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Outcomes**|**Treatment**|**(se)**|**q-values**|**mean**|**(sd)**|**N**|
|Marriage quality|0.28**|(0.13)|[0.29]|-0.23|(1.06)|1,235|
|Index across household decisions|-0.02|(0.12)|[1.00]|0.08|(0.85)|1,194|
|Age at frst marriage|-1.34**|(0.64)|[0.29]|21.27|(5.22)|1,372|
|Marriage registered (=1)|-0.00|(0.02)|[1.00]|0.98|(0.13)|1,235|
|Number of marriages (polyg. separate)|0.02|(0.05)|[1.00]|1.04|(0.36)|1,422|
|Number of marraiges after frst|-0.01|(0.04)|[1.00]|0.07|(0.30)|1,422|
|Wife received prompt dowry (=1)|0.01|(0.02)|[0.94]|0.98|(0.13)|1,182|
|Age gap between respondend and spouse|1.63*|(0.86)|[0.34]|0.38|(8.36)|1,225|
|Age at marriage end if divorced/widowed|5.78|(4.95)|[0.94]|36.81|(13.08)|142|
|Current marriage polygamous (=1)|0.03|(0.04)|[0.94]|0.07|(0.26)|1,245|
|Respondent selected current spouse (=1)|-0.01|(0.07)|[1.00]|0.78|(0.42)|1,226|
|Number of pregnancies|-0.45|(0.53)|[0.94]|5.29|(2.89)|813|
|Number of any partner’s pregnancies|1.16***|(0.38)|[0.05]|5.16|(2.90)|606|
|Used modern birth control with current spouse (=1)|-0.09|(0.09)|[0.94]|0.60|(0.49)|1,231|
|Number of childred died age 0-5|0.01|(0.06)|[1.00]|0.09|(0.35)|1,422|
|Age at menarche|-0.46|(0.30)|[0.55]|13.62|(1.22)|815|
|Number of miscarriages and stillbirths|-0.12|(0.15)|[0.94]|0.46|(1.00)|1,422|
|Number of terminated pregnancies|0.09|(0.12)|[0.94]|0.33|(0.81)|1,422|
|Number of births in hospital|0.37|(0.25)|[0.55]|3.49|(2.24)|1,422|
|Number of babies born preterm|0.05|(0.09)|[1.00]|0.19|(0.59)|1,422|

**_Notes_** :

- The table shows the regression results on pre-specified financial participation outcomes using the 2021 in-person data. Each row is its own dependent variable.

- The outcomes that require definitions are: Marriage quality is a index including spousal education and age gap between respondent and spouse. Index across household decisions is an index across various types of household decisions equalling 1 if the respondent has some decision making power. Age at first marriage is the age at which the respondent was first married. Marriage registered is an indicator equal to 1 if the marriage is registered in a court. Number of marriages reports the number of times the respondent has been married, where polygamous marriages count separately. Number of marriages after first reports the number of time the respondent has been remarried. Wife received prompt dowry is an indicator equal to 1 if the wife received a mahr muqaddam amount greater than zero. Number of pregnancies reports the number of pregnancies experienced by female respondents. Number of any partner’s pregnancies reports the number of pregnancies experienced by partners of male respondents. Number of children who died reports the number of biological children of the respondent who passed away between the ages of 0-5. Age at menarche reports the age at which female respondents began menstruating. Number of miscarriages and stillbirths reports the number of pregnancies ending in stillbirth or miscarriage for both male and female respondents. Number of terminated pregnancies reports the number of pregnancies ending in abortion for both male and female respondents. Number of births in hospital reports the number of children delivered in a hospital (opposed to at home). Number of babies born preterm reports the number of biological children born preterm for both male and female respondents. Value of dowry paid is included in the pre-analysis plan but excluded here since the number of new marriages since 2019 was very small and adjusting Syrian Lira for purchasing power parity during this time is unreliable.

- The independent variable of interest is the TOT treatment indicator, which is the predicted value from a first-stage regression of treatment implementation on treatment assignment.

- The regressions also have assessment month-by-year fixed effects, enumerator fixed effects, community-level controls (Irbid/Mafraq governorate and population quartile), and household-level controls (vulnerability-assessment quartile, shelter program, baseline number of children, baseline number of children plus adults, respondent gender, and respondent age). In the parentheses are robust standard errors clustered at the locality level. Regressions are weighted by the number of people interviewed in each household. Statistical significance represented by * (10%), ** (5%), and *** (1%). Q-values are calculated per Anderson (2008) and correspond to Family 3 in the preanalysis plan.

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