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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2012 Jul 4;75(8):1392–1399. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.06.012

Table 2. Descriptive Characteristics for Composite Variables from Mali 1999 HISSS Survey (Percentage).

Composite Variable All Monogamous Polygynous Widows
Household Wealth
Index Quartile
 First 26 21 27 38
 Second 30 32 33 21
 Third 21 23 20 15
 Fourth 23 23 20 25
N 274 163 64 47
Social Power Quartile
 First 29 25 38 -
 Second 39 39 41 -
 Third 8 9 6 -
 Fourth 24 27 16 -
N 233 167 64 -
Social Network
Quartile
 First 27 33 18 19
 Second 23 19 18 43
 Third 27 29 32 13
 Fourth 23 19 31 26
N 292 173 65 54