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Table 2 Descriptive statistics

From: Agro-ecology, household economics and malaria in Uganda: empirical correlations between agricultural and health outcomes

 

Variable

Observations

Mean

Standard deviation

Min

Max

Dependent variables

(All ages) % reporting Malaria

7369

0.15023

0.21620

0

1

(Age 0 to 4) % reporting Malaria

4309

0.23315

0.37210

0

1

(Age 5 to 9) % reporting Malaria

3999

0.13815

0.30436

0

1

(Age 10 to 19) % reporting Malaria

4680

0.10270

0.24741

0

1

(Age 20 to 39) % reporting Malaria

5759

0.13291

0.29118

0

1

(Age 40 to 59) % reporting Malaria

2938

0.14875

0.33512

0

1

(Age 60 plus) % reporting Malaria

1428

0.17892

0.37054

0

1

Socio economic & health variables

Head of Household - Gender

7369

0.72819

0.44492

0

1

Head of Household - Age

7369

42.18619

15.69120

13

105

Head of Household - Literacy

7369

0.41254

0.49232

0

1

Household - Urban

7369

0.22798

0.41956

0

1

Household Consumption Tercile - Poorest

7369

0.33790

0.47303

0

1

Household Consumption Tercile - Middle

7369

0.33193

0.47094

0

1

Household Consumption Tercile - Wealthiest

7369

0.32990

0.47021

0

1

Household Health Expenditure

7369

13,272

34,342

0

955,000

(past 30 days)

(All ages) % using bed net

7369

0.18624

0.33987

0

1

(Age 0 to 4) % using bed net

4309

0.21257

0.39745

0

1

(Age 5 to 9) % using bed net

3999

0.13125

0.33269

0

1

(Age 10 to 19) % using bed net

4680

0.11964

0.30756

0

1

(Age 20 to 39) % using bed net

5759

0.23628

0.40772

0

1

(Age 40 to 59) % using bed net

2938

0.21894

0.40815

0

1

(Age 60 plus) % using bed net

1428

0.15710

0.35977

0

1

Agricultural variables

Total Precipitation

7369

259.19560

108.43070

0

607.46790

(past 90 days)

Average Maximum Temperature

7369

29.19034

2.35618

22.60880

37.41636

(past 90 days)

Average Minimum Temperature

7369

17.97333

1.71088

12.43053

22.47368

(past 90 days)

Minutes Waiting at Water-source

7369

54.44728

67.60944

0

1,500

Distance to Water-source from homestead

7369

1.56396

4.58784

0

100

Livestock - Number of Chickens

7369

13.59520

47.84819

0

1,259

Livestock - Number of Cattle

7369

5.69982

21.62892

0

555

Livestock - Number of Pigs

7369

2.21116

46.63361

0

2,000

Agricultural Extension Visit in the past 12 months

7369

0.16827

1.10013

0

36

Crop Protection Information

7369

0.30805

0.46172

0

1

Disease Control Information

7369

0.33614

0.47242

0

1

Pesticide Application Area

7369

0.10920

1.25976

0

80.93726