Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of household shocks
| Probability | Concentration index | Standard error | Average cost | Expected cost | Perceived severe | Recovered | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proportion | Multiples of monthly food expenditures | Proportion | Proportion | ||||
| Illness or death | 0.338 | 0.003 | 0.022 | 5.79 | 1.955 | 0.367 | 0.246 |
| Natural disaster | 0.511 | 0.198 | 0.042 | 17.1 | 8.737 | 0.534 | 0.212 |
| Crop, livestock disease | 0.076 | 0.01 | 0.015 | 5.445 | 0.413 | 0.374 | 0.304 |
| Job loss/no salary | 0.023 | −0.025 | 0.01 | 7.145 | 0.163 | 0.329 | 0.457 |
| Fall in sale price | 0.023 | 0.011 | 0.007 | 6.111 | 0.142 | 0.501 | 0.354 |
| Rise input price | 0.013 | 0.006 | 0.005 | 13.833 | 0.178 | 0.254 | 0.205 |
| Conflict | 0.013 | 0.009 | 0.004 | 5.167 | 0.065 | 0.253 | 0.084 |
| Wedding | 0.076 | 0.013 | 0.013 | 41.203 | 3.114 | 0.582 | 0.12 |
Notes: Probability of shock occurring, concentration index and standard error, average and expected cost (in multiples of household monthly food spending), perceived severity and recovery.