Table 1.
Summary of assets among two livelihood groups in Mozambique. Values indicate the percentage of total respondents in each group who positively identified ownership of or access to each asset in household surveys
| Asset | Respondents by livelihood group percentage of n | |
|---|---|---|
| Shrimp farm employees (n = 90) | Non-farm employees (n = 43) | |
| Financial capital | ||
| Savings | 54 | 20 |
| Human capital | ||
| Access to a doctor | 96 | 88 |
| Access to a school for your children | 91 | 91 |
| Literacy | 90 | 76 |
| Secondary education | 37 | 12 |
| Natural capital | ||
| Livestock/poultry | 60 | 67 |
| Machambaa | 97 | 95 |
| Physical capital | ||
| Access to a well | 67 | 56 |
| Bicycle | 86 | 56 |
| Cell phone | 30 | 40 |
| House | 96 | 93 |
| Steel roof | 45 | 23 |
| Grass roof | 55 | 77 |
| Social capital | ||
| Family members in the community | 93 | 90 |
| Spouse | 81 | 84 |
aLocal term for subsistence garden