2.1.5. Other Relevant Variables

In addition to the outcomes of interest and data on shocks, we used additional variables available in the survey that we used to address potential concerns to our identification strategy, as we explained in the following section. These additional variables consist of indexes that captured information on wealth, housing quality, and consumption of durable goods. These indexes were created using information reported by the caregivers. In each round, they were asked about the assets they own, characteristics of the household (materials of the floor, walls, etc.), among others. To collect consumption data, caregivers were asked how much they spent on non-food items during the last 30 days or on durable goods over the last 12 months.
