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. 2024 Jan 17;6:e4. doi: 10.1017/ehs.2023.29

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)