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. 2014 Jul 3;13:251. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-251

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics

  Variable Observations Mean Standard deviation Min Max
Dependent variables
(All ages) % reporting Malaria
7369
0.15023
0.21620
0
1
(Age 0 to 4) % reporting Malaria
4309
0.23315
0.37210
0
1
(Age 5 to 9) % reporting Malaria
3999
0.13815
0.30436
0
1
(Age 10 to 19) % reporting Malaria
4680
0.10270
0.24741
0
1
(Age 20 to 39) % reporting Malaria
5759
0.13291
0.29118
0
1
(Age 40 to 59) % reporting Malaria
2938
0.14875
0.33512
0
1
(Age 60 plus) % reporting Malaria
1428
0.17892
0.37054
0
1
Socio economic & health variables
Head of Household - Gender
7369
0.72819
0.44492
0
1
Head of Household - Age
7369
42.18619
15.69120
13
105
Head of Household - Literacy
7369
0.41254
0.49232
0
1
Household - Urban
7369
0.22798
0.41956
0
1
Household Consumption Tercile - Poorest
7369
0.33790
0.47303
0
1
Household Consumption Tercile - Middle
7369
0.33193
0.47094
0
1
Household Consumption Tercile - Wealthiest
7369
0.32990
0.47021
0
1
Household Health Expenditure
7369
13,272
34,342
0
955,000
(past 30 days)
(All ages) % using bed net
7369
0.18624
0.33987
0
1
(Age 0 to 4) % using bed net
4309
0.21257
0.39745
0
1
(Age 5 to 9) % using bed net
3999
0.13125
0.33269
0
1
(Age 10 to 19) % using bed net
4680
0.11964
0.30756
0
1
(Age 20 to 39) % using bed net
5759
0.23628
0.40772
0
1
(Age 40 to 59) % using bed net
2938
0.21894
0.40815
0
1
(Age 60 plus) % using bed net
1428
0.15710
0.35977
0
1
Agricultural variables Total Precipitation
7369
259.19560
108.43070
0
607.46790
(past 90 days)
Average Maximum Temperature
7369
29.19034
2.35618
22.60880
37.41636
(past 90 days)
Average Minimum Temperature
7369
17.97333
1.71088
12.43053
22.47368
(past 90 days)
Minutes Waiting at Water-source
7369
54.44728
67.60944
0
1,500
Distance to Water-source from homestead
7369
1.56396
4.58784
0
100
Livestock - Number of Chickens
7369
13.59520
47.84819
0
1,259
Livestock - Number of Cattle
7369
5.69982
21.62892
0
555
Livestock - Number of Pigs
7369
2.21116
46.63361
0
2,000
Agricultural Extension Visit in the past 12 months
7369
0.16827
1.10013
0
36
Crop Protection Information
7369
0.30805
0.46172
0
1
Disease Control Information
7369
0.33614
0.47242
0
1
Pesticide Application Area 7369 0.10920 1.25976 0 80.93726