Table 4.
Descriptive statistics for sampled households
| Variables | No. of observations | Description | Mean (Standard deviation) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round | 9447 | Round 4 | 0.173 |
| Round 5 | 0.263 (0.44) | ||
| Round 6 | 0.275 (0.45) | ||
| Round 7 | 0.289 (0.45) | ||
| Slum | 9447 | Viwandani | 0.221 |
| Korogocho | 0.219 (0.41) | ||
| Dandora | 0.087 (0.28) | ||
| Mukuru | 0.219 (0.41) | ||
| Obunga | 0.114 (0.32) | ||
| Nyalenda | 0.141 (0.35) | ||
| Income group | 9447 | Lower third income group = 1 | 0.285 |
| Middle third income group = 1 | 0.290 (0.45) | ||
| Top third income group = 1 | 0.426 (0.49) | ||
| Expenditure group | 9447 | Lower third spending group = 1 | 0.332 |
| Middle third spending group = 1 | 0.333 (0.47) | ||
| Top third spending group = 1 | 0.335 (0.47) | ||
| Main Source of livelihood | 9431 | Other1 = 1 | 0.617 |
| If has formal labor (livelihood1) = 1 | 0.234 (0.42) | ||
| If has own business (livelihood2) = 1 | 0.149 (0.36) | ||
| Gender of main bread winner | 9055 | Male = 1 | 0.402 (0.40) |
| Female = 0 | 0.598 | ||
| Working adults in household | 9431 | More than one working adult = 1 | 0.238 (0.42) |
| One working adult = 0 | 0.763 | ||
| Children under 5 years of age | 9430 | Household has at least one child under 5 = 1 | 0.614 (0.49) |
| Otherwise = 0 | 0.386 | ||
| Age of main income earner | 9447 | Age < = 35 | 0.646 |
| 35 < Age < =55 | 0.268 (0.44) | ||
| Age > 55 | 0.086 (0.28) | ||
| Duration of stay in the slum (years) | 9353 | Number of years household has stayed their current village/slum | 7.88 (9.17) |
| Use of a social safety net by member of household | 9431 | Enrolled =1 | 0.281 (0.45) |
| Otherwise = 0 | 0.719 | ||
| Shocks | 9431 | If household experienced shock2 = 1 | 0.166 (0.37) |
| Otherwise =0 | 0.834 | ||
| Type of illness | 9339 | If suffering from diarrhea = 1; | 0.064 (0.25) |
| If suffering from fever =1; | 0.184 (0.39) | ||
| If suffering from cough = 1; | 0.150 (0.36) | ||
| If suffering from headache = 1; | 0.151 (0.36) | ||
| If vomiting = 1; | 0.056 (0.23) | ||
| If has convulsions = 1; | 0.005 (0.07) | ||
| If has difficulty breathing = 1; | 0.035 (0.18) | ||
| If has measles = 1; | 0.008 (0.09) | ||
| If has some injury = 1; | 0.016 (0.13) | ||
| If suffering from other3 = 1 | Missing one | ||
| Care sought for illness | 9334 | No ill person, and no care sought = 1 | 0.516 |
| Ill person and no care sought = 1 | 0.053 (0.22) | ||
| Ill person and care sought = 1 | 0.432 (0.50) | ||
| Place care was sought | 9339 | Care sought in public hospital =1 | 0.056 (0.23) |
| Care sought in public clinic =1 | 0.067 (0.25) | ||
| Care sought in private hospital = 1 | 0.019 (0.14) | ||
| Care sought in private clinic = 1 | 0.038 (0.19) | ||
| Care sought in mission hospital = 1 | 0.004 (0.06) | ||
| Care sought in mission clinic = 1 | 0.17 (0.13) | ||
| Care sought in other4 = 1 | Missing one here |
Notes: 1Other = do not have formal employment or own business, but engage for example in petty trading, casual labor or unemployed. 2Shock events include: fire, floods, mugging, burglary, eviction, property destruction or rape. 3Suffering from other type of illness. 4Sought other type of care or from other places for example bought over the counter drugs, from chemist, or visited an herbalist. For all categories, the minimum = 0 and the maximum = 1.