Table 2.
Mean values of selected land-use characteristics of colonist and indigenous populations (percentages except as indicated).
| Measure | Colonists | Indigenous | Kichwa | Shuar | Huaorani | Cofan | Secoya |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owned cattle | 60.0 | 28.3 | 31.8 | 34.3 | 1.3 | 14.3 | 69.7 |
| Used modern agricultural inputsa | 33.8 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 |
| Sold cropsa | 81.6 | 65.7 | 82.4 | 74.7 | 21.5 | 55.1 | 39.4 |
| Hired agricultural laborersa | 67.4 | 20.6 | 18.4 | 29.3 | 0.0 | 22.4 | 57.6 |
| Travel time to market (minutes) | 62.0 | 229.2 | 144.6 | 206.3 | 446.1 | 240.8 | 160.0 |
| Household head spoke Spanish | 100.0 | 89.4 | 95.8 | 97.0 | 67.1 | 75.5 | 93.9 |
| Adult men with primary education | 68.7 | 66.4 | 70.1 | 81.7 | 54.8 | 32.7 | 70.0 |
| Adult women with primary education | 61.9 | 43.6 | 48.1 | 59.3 | 32.7 | 14.0 | 38.9 |
| Individual land ownershipb | 100.0 | 67.1 | 78.7 | 97.0 | 2.5 | 36.7 | 93.9 |
| Household size (mean number) | 5.90 | 6.37 | 6.56 | 6.60 | 6.63 | 5.62 | 4.68 |
| Population under age 12 | 38.4 | 44.5 | 44.7 | 49.6 | 40.8 | 42.0 | 36.6 |
| Total fertility ratec | 5.0 | 7.6 | - | - | - | - | - |
a
In the previous 12 months.
b
Land tenure described by the head of household as private rather than land in usufruct or communal tenure.
c
Mean number of births that a woman would expect to have over her life time on the basis of current fertility of women of different age groups. Not calculated for indigenous subgroups due to small numbers of women of reproductive age.