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. 2015 Aug 26;52(5):1773–1796. doi: 10.1007/s13524-015-0420-3

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics district panel, 261 districts,a 1993–2010

Variable Number of Observations Mean SD
SUSENAS
 Age 4,697 27.95 2.82
 Female share 4,697 0.50 0.01
 Household size 4,697 4.89 0.53
 Rural share 4,697 0.61 0.32
 Electricity coverageb 4,436 0.79 0.23
  PLN 4,436 0.75 0.25
  Other source (off grid) 4,436 0.04 0.07
 Composition of female population
  Share aged 15–19 4,697 0.18 0.03
  Share aged 20–24 4,697 0.16 0.03
  Share aged 25–29 4,697 0.16 0.02
  Share aged 30–34 4,697 0.15 0.02
  Share aged 35–39 4,697 0.14 0.02
  Share aged 40–44 4,697 0.12 0.02
  Share aged 45–49 4,697 0.10 0.02
 Fertility rate (average number of live births)
  Women aged 15–49 4,697 1.88 0.34
  Women aged 15–24 4,697 0.29 0.11
  Women aged 25–34 4,697 1.81 0.40
  Women aged 35–49 4,697 3.49 0.74
 Contraceptives used 4,697 0.38 0.11
 Traditional contraceptives used 4,697 0.005 0.01
 Real monthly per capita expenditure (Rupiah) 4,697 287,964 263,325
 Child work 4,697 0.10 0.08
 Female work 4,697 0.50 0.13
 Media exposure in previous week (1993–1998 only)
  TV 1,566 0.61 0.26
  Radio 1,566 0.51 0.21
  Newspaper 1,566 0.19 0.15
 Highest education completed by women aged 15–49
  None 4,697 0.34 0.14
  Primary 4,697 0.31 0.08
  Junior secondary 4,697 0.17 0.07
  Senior secondary 4,697 0.13 0.08
  Higher 4,697 0.05 0.05
PODESc
 Agriculture main activity in village 1,296 0.69 0.32
 Market with (semi-) permanent building in village 1,296 0.29 0.17
 Shopping complex in village 1,296 0.27 0.21
 Majority of traffic on asphalt road in village 1,296 0.73 0.22
 Drinking water piped/pump in village 1,296 0.33 0.29
 Number of primary schools in village 1,296 4.32 2.72
 Number of junior secondary schools in village 1,296 1.01 0.87
 Number of senior secondary schools in village 1,296 0.59 0.67
 Number of maternity clinics/hospitals in village 1,296 0.16 0.18
 Number of health centers in village 1,296 0.24 0.17
 Number of village maternity posts in village 1,296 0.33 0.25

Source: SUSENAS household surveys and PODES village census.

aThe panel is balanced for all years except 2006, for which N = 260. The provinces of Aceh, Papua, and the Maluku Islands are excluded throughout.

bElectrification rate is missing for 2005.

cPODES data is available only for 1996, 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2008.