Baseline Balance
| Reg. Effect | N | Overall | Control | Treatment | p-Value | q-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||||
| Panel A: Primary Outcomes, Families | ||||||||
| (1) | BMI z-score | – | 727 | 2.319 | 2.319 | 2.318 | 0.99 | 0.99 |
| Overweight or obese | – | 727 | 0.945 | 0.948 | 0.942 | 0.74 | 0.99 | |
| Obese | – | 727 | 0.651 | 0.67 | 0.631 | 0.27 | 0.99 | |
| Waist (cm) | – | 725 | 72.867 | 72.781 | 72.953 | 0.75 | 0.99 | |
| Body fat (%) | – | 728 | 34.954 | 34.935 | 34.974 | 0.94 | 0.99 | |
| (2) | Snack choice (cookie = 1, fruit = 0) | – | 726 | 0.638 | 0.632 | 0.644 | 0.74 | 0.74 |
| (3) | Children are born to be fat (strongly disagree or disagree = 1, otherwise = 0) | + | 679 | 0.633 | 0.628 | 0.639 | 0.78 | 0.99 |
| Vegetables needed each day (in g, log) | + | 496 | 5.162 | 5.13 | 5.194 | 0.64 | 0.99 | |
| Fruits needed each day (g, log) | + | 498 | 4.978 | 4.953 | 5.004 | 0.67 | 0.99 | |
| Calories needed each day (log) | – | 362 | 6.321 | 6.32 | 6.323 | 0.99 | 0.99 | |
| (4) | Past 30 days, number of: | |||||||
| Meals in “western-style” fast-food or pizza place | – | 677 | 1.498 | 1.555 | 1.438 | 0.46 | 0.69 | |
| Ready to eat food meals from grocery store | – | 677 | 2.641 | 2.406 | 2.886 | 0.18 | 0.54 | |
| Frozen meals/pizzas | – | 674 | 0.849 | 0.858 | 0.839 | 0.92 | 0.92 | |
| Past 7 days, number of days (days at home plus days outside excl. school): | ||||||||
| Consumed soft drinks | – | 677 | 1.835 | 1.714 | 1.961 | 0.12 | 0.54 | |
| Consumed fruit | + | 677 | 3.984 | 3.971 | 3.997 | 0.91 | 0.92 | |
| Consumed green vegetables | + | 676 | 4.417 | 4.306 | 4.533 | 0.34 | 0.68 | |
| Panel B: Secondary Outcomes, Families | ||||||||
| (1) | Perceived healthiness of child’s diet (excellent or very good = 1, otherwise = 0) | ∼ | 680 | 0.296 | 0.294 | 0.297 | 0.92 | 0.92 |
| Perceived healthiness of child’s current weight (healthy = 1, no = 0) | ∼ | 680 | 0.791 | 0.761 | 0.823 | 0.05 | 0.10 | |
| (2) | Past 30 days, spending on (log): | |||||||
| Sweet snacks | – | 556 | 0.482 | 0.447 | 0.519 | 0.07 | 0.21 | |
| Salty snacks | – | 552 | 0.352 | 0.342 | 0.362 | 0.59 | 0.84 | |
| Soft drinks | – | 549 | 0.284 | 0.288 | 0.28 | 0.84 | 0.84 | |
| (3) | Past 7 days, number of: | |||||||
| Hours TV, video games, other electronic devices | – | 678 | 14.493 | 14.703 | 14.274 | 0.78 | 0.84 | |
| Days physically active for a total of at least 20 minutes | + | 679 | 2.389 | 2.294 | 2.488 | 0.24 | 0.72 | |
| Days walking/biking for at least 10 minutes | + | 674 | 2.223 | 2.239 | 2.205 | 0.84 | 0.84 | |
Notes: Q-values by family of indicators as indicated by horizontal dividers. “Reg. Effect” means effect direction registered in AEA RCT Registry.