Table 1.
Means (standard deviations) for some individual-level demographic variables and group-level properties of communities sampled. ‘Mjr trad.’ refers to the major colonial and/or overarching tradition of each site while ‘Mnr trad.’ refers to relatively minor – but locally salient – traditions in each site.
| Culture | N | Males | Age | Years of education | Mjr trad. | Mnr trad. | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cachoeira | 274 | 83 | 34.19 (12.87) | 8.58 (4.02) | Christianity | Candomblé | Market |
| Coastal Tanna | 178 | 88 | 35.14 (14.33) | 7.76 (4.22) | Christianity | Traditional | Horticulture |
| Huatasani | 94 | 37 | 38.51 (15.92) | 8.96 (3.80) | Christianity | Traditional | Farming/Herding |
| Inland Tanna | 112 | 57 | 36.25 (15.40) | 0.68 (2.04) | Traditional | Traditional | Horticulture |
| Kananga | 200 | 79 | 38.09 (14.46) | 9.51 (3.32) | Christian | Traditional | Market |
| Lovu | 76 | 24 | 44.56 (16.94) | 8.77 (3.78) | Hindu | — | Market |
| Marajó | 77 | 37 | 34.12 (13.08) | 8.00 (3.53) | Christianity | Hagiolatry | Market |
| Mauritius | 245 | 144 | 36.93 (15.80) | 8.84 (3.57) | Hinduism | Sorcery | Market/Farming |
| Mysore | 165 | 94 | 33.56 (12.34) | 13.35 (5.42) | Hinduism | Hinduism | Market |
| Samburu | 40 | 12 | 51.27 (12.48) | 0.70 (1.76) | Christianity | Traditional | Herding |
| Sursurunga | 163 | 73 | 37.60 (14.13) | 7.51 (2.63) | Christianity | — | Horticulture |
| Turkana | 247 | 91 | 38.03 (16.38) | 0.48 (1.23) | Christianity | Traditional | Herding |
| Tyva Republic | 81 | 23 | 33.53 (12.52) | 15.44 (2.29) | Buddhism | Shamanism | Market/Herding |
| Yasawa | 75 | 34 | 38.04 (15.91) | 9.66 (2.42) | Christianity | Traditional | Fishing/Farming |
| Total | 2027 | 876 | 36.82 (14.87) | 7.68 (5.27) | — | — | — |