Table 3.

Finca characteristics, forest cover, and changes over time decomposed by age and sex

1990 Baseline Variables			Finca Characteristics		Forest Cover		Change in Forest cover
			Size (ha)	N	1990	1999
Age	Sex	# Persons
0–11	Males	0	46.9	130	64.0	52.7	−11.4
		1–2	47.0	166	58.4	46.9	−11.9
		≥3	47.8	65	54.6	41.1	−12.6
	Females	0	47.9	149	64.3* a	54.6** b	−9.6
		1–2	46.6	152	59.6	45.6	−14.3
		≥3	46.3	60	48.8	37.0	−11.1
	All	0	48.1	84	66.3	57.4	−8.9
		1–2	45.6	109	58.9	47.0	−11.8
		≥3	47.6	168	57.1	43.8	−13.3
12–49	Males	0	45.0	41	73.9**	68.9**	−4.9
		1–2	47.4	204	61.8	50.0	−12.2
		≥3	47.3	116	51.0	36.9	−13.7
	Females	0	46.7	63	69.2	60.6	−8.6
		1–2	46.8	225	60.2	48.1	−12.3
		≥3	48.3	73	50.2	36.5	−13.1
	All	0	44.7	30	78.3**	73.2***	−5.1
		1–2	46.8	107	67.0	55.9	−11.7
		≥3	47.5	224	53.8	40.7	−12.8
50+	Males	0	47.0	232	63.1**	50.4***	−12.7*** c
		≥1	47.2	129	53.7	43.5	−10.2
	Females	0	47.0	259	62.1***	50.4***	−11.7***
		≥1	47.4	102	53.8	41.6	−12.2
	All	0	47.1	203	63.6***	51.4***	−12.2***
		≥1	47.1	158	54.8	43.5	−11.3

^***p < 0.0001;

^**p < 0.01;

^*p < 0.05

^aForest cover in 1990 is significantly different at the 0.05 level between fincas with 0, 1–2, and ≥3 female children in 1990

^bForest cover in 1999 is significantly different at the 0.01 level between fincas with 0, 1–2, and ≥3 female children in 1990

^cSignificantly more forest was cleared over time at the 0.0001 level on fincas with 0 males vs. fincas with ≥1 male in 1990