Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the dependent and independent variables
From: Role of information and communication networks in malaria survival
Variable | Definition | Obs. | Mean | Std dev. | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malaria death ratio | Log of the odds of malaria death ratio | 450 | 0.0029 | 0.0063 | 0.00001 | 0.083 |
Telephone | Log of the number of telephone main lines per 1,000 people | 4910 | 3.81 | 1.87 | -2.12 | 6.97 |
TV | Log of the number of TV sets per 1,000 people | 4293 | 4.43 | 1.73 | -2.97 | 6.99 |
GDP | Log of per capita GDP (in constant 2,000 PPP $) | 4092 | 8.43 | 1.10 | 6.13 | 11.06 |
Urban | Urban population (% of total) | 8175 | 47.49 | 25.35 | 2.21 | 100 |
External resources for health | External resources for health (% of total expend. on health) | 813 | 8.45 | 12.44 | 0 | 67.1 |
Out of pocket health Expenditure | Out-of-pocket health expend.(% of pvt. expend. on health) | 834 | 82.05 | 21.59 | 7 | 100 |
Public health expend. | Public health expend. (as % of GDP) | 832 | 3.58 | 1.88 | 0.25 | 9.73 |
Immunization | DPT immunization (% of children 12–23 months) | 3550 | 73.85 | 25.27 | 1 | 99 |