**Table 6:** Predictors of Household Consumption

||(1)|(2)|(3)|(4)|(5)|(6)|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Monthly|Per Capita C|onsumption (Log)|P|r(BPL =|1)|
|Literate|.066<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.065<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.067<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.057<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.056<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.057<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|
||(.005)|(.005)|(.005)|(.006)|(.006)|(.006)|
|Educated|.149<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.139<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.144<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.103<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.098<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.101<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|
||(.006)|(.006)|(.006)|(.006)|(.006)|(.006)|
|HH not in LF|-.004<br>|-.012<br>|-.008<br>|.051<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup><br>|.054<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup><br>|.052<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup><br>|
||(.025)|(.025)|(.025)|(.014)|(.014)|(.014)|
|Any farm|-.073<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.082<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.077<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.033<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.035<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.033<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|
||(.009)|(.009)|(.009)|(.008)|(.008)|(.008)|
|Any non-farm|.036<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|||-.046<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|||
||(.011)|||(.011)|||
|Any non-farm self-employed||-.008|||-.033<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>||
|||(.010)|||(.011)||
|Any non-farm casual labour||-.068<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|||.005||
|||(.011)|||(.012)||
|Any non-farm salaried work||.116<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|||-.079<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>||
|||(.012)|||(.011)||
|Any manufacturing|||-.011|||-.030<sup>_∗∗_</sup>|
||||(.012)|||(.012)|
|Any trade|||.033<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|||-.071<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|
||||(.011)|||(.011)|
|Any construction|||-.050<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|||.002|
||||(.012)|||(.013)|
|Any service|||.039<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|||-.037<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|
||||(.010)|||(.009)|
|Any public employment|.252<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.181<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.212<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.091<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.059<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.081<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|
||(.019)|(.020)|(.019)|(.013)|(.014)|(.013)|
|Any private employment|-.012|.016<sup>_∗_</sup>|-.001|.018<sup>_∗_</sup>|.008|.019<sup>_∗∗_</sup>|
||(.011)|(.009)|(.010)|(.010)|(.009)|(.009)|
|SC/ST|-.184<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.178<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.180<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.119<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.116<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.115<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|
||(.010)|(.010)|(.010)|(.009)|(.009)|(.009)|
|Muslim|-.098<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.095<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.096<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.064<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.063<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.064<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|
||(.012)|(.012)|(.012)|(.011)|(.011)|(.011)|
|Marginal Landowner|-.105<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.102<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.092<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.095<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.094<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.084<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|
||(.006)|(.006)|(.008)|(.007)|(.007)|(.009)|
|Rural Population|.117|.104|.125|-.041|-.035|-.043|
||(.095)|(.094)|(.095)|(.083)|(.082)|(.083)|
|Salaried Workers|.502<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.394<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.484<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.137|-.090|-.132|
||(.136)|(.132)|(.134)|(.132)|(.131)|(.131)|
|Public Employment|-.584<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.434<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|-.606<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.406<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.338<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|.419<sup>_∗∗∗_</sup>|
||(.127)<br>|(.126)<br>|(.126)<br>|(.106)<br>|(.106)<br>|(.106)<br>|
|Manufacturing Workers|.024|.028|.023|.227<sup>_∗_</sup>|.228<sup>_∗_</sup>|.233<sup>_∗_</sup>|
||(.128)|(.128)|(.127)|(.123)|(.124)|(.123)|
|Pop. Secondary/Higher Education|.310<sup>_∗_</sup>|.308<sup>_∗_</sup>|.307<sup>_∗_</sup>|.026|.027|.027|
||(.181)|(.180)|(.180)|(.164)|(.163)|(.164)|
|Branch Per Capita (Log)|-.071<sup>_∗∗_</sup>|-.068<sup>_∗∗_</sup>|-.068<sup>_∗∗_</sup>|-.001|-.003|-.003|
||(.030)|(.029)|(.030)|(.029)|(.028)|(.029)|
|Bank Credit Per Capita (Log)|.072<sup>_∗∗_</sup>|.068<sup>_∗∗_</sup>|.068<sup>_∗∗_</sup>|-.005|-.003|-.003|
||(.028)|(.028)|(.028)|(.023)|(.023)|(.023)|
|Observations<br>|224368|224368|224368|224368|224368|224368|
|R<sup>2</sup>|.35|.36|.36|.23|.23|.23|
|Dep Var Mean|323.88|323.88|323.88|.30|.30|.30|

This table shows the impact of individual and district47 characteristics on household consumption and the likelihood of a household being situated below the poverty line (BPL). The unit of observation is rural household. Educated refers to individuals with secondary education or better. Maginal landowners are households with less than 0.5 acres of land holding. Standard errors in parentheses, clustered by district.