Table 1.
Descriptive profiles of household variables incorporated in the multivariate models
| Percentage or mean | Min | Max | n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuelwood | ||||
| Use wood for fuel (%) | 92.8% | 241 | ||
| Wood uses | ||||
| Cooking | 90.8% | 227 | ||
| Heating water for bathing | 85.4% | 225 | ||
| Heating house | 1.3% | 227 | ||
| Brewing traditional beer | 3.3% | 227 | ||
| Alternative fuels | ||||
| Electricity for cooking | 31.3% | 241 | ||
| Electricity for lighting | 82.5% | 241 | ||
| Level of use | ||||
| Wood per day in summer (kg) | 8.7 | 0 | 22 | 171 |
| Wood per day in winter (kg) | 10.4 | 0 | 29 | 171 |
| Acquisition strategies | ||||
| Purchases wood | 44.6% | 241 | ||
| Male head harvests | 13.8% | 241 | ||
| Female head or wife harvests | 36.2% | 241 | ||
| Son harvests | 7.9% | 241 | ||
| Daughter harvests | 34.6% | 241 | ||
| Other female harvests | 14.1% | 241 | ||
| Water | ||||
| Water uses | ||||
| Drinking | 100.0% | 248 | ||
| Cooking | 100.0% | 248 | ||
| Bathing | 97.6% | 248 | ||
| Washing | 98.4% | 248 | ||
| Water for plants | 29.8% | 248 | ||
| Water for making bricks | 18.2% | 248 | ||
| Water for animals | 8.9% | 248 | ||
| Brewing traditional beer | 6.1% | 248 | ||
| Level of use | ||||
| Water per day in summer (L) | 82.7 | 10 | 225 | 236 |
| Water per day in winter (L) | 69.7 | 3 | 225 | 235 |
| Acquisition details | ||||
| Purchases water | 0.4% | 248 | ||
| Minutes to collect | 50.9 | 1 | 420 | 201 |
| Male head collects | 15.7% | 248 | ||
| Female head or wife collects | 43.6% | 248 | ||
| Son collects | 23.0% | 248 | ||
| Daughter collects | 50.8% | 248 | ||
| Other | 10.1% | 248 | ||
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
| Composition | ||||
| Sex ratio (male:female) | 0.8 | 0 | 4 | 241 |
| Young age structure | 70.5% | 241 | ||
| Older age structure | 9.5% | 241 | ||
| Socioeconomic status | ||||
| Possessions Index | 3.2 | 1 | 5 | 239 |