Table 2.

Distribution of variables, cross-sectional sample and analytic sample: MLSFH, 2008

	Cross- Sectional	Analytic Sample
Outcomes
Current school attendance (%)	82.5	86.2 ***
Grades of schooling attained	3.0	3.0
Schooling gap	1.9	1.9
Child Characteristics
Divorced parents (%)	18.6	14.7 ***
Male (%)	49.5	49.5
Age (%)
6–9 years	36.2	35.8
10–13 years	34.1	36.8 †
14–17 years	29.7	27.4 †
Ethnic group (%)
Chewa	29.9	28.4
Yao	23.6	21.4 †
Tumbuka	32.2	36.6 **
Other	14.3	13.6
General health status (%)
Excellent or very good	19.6	19.8
Good	78.8	78.8
Poor/very poor	1.6	1.4
Maternal coresidence (%)	86.9	88.9 *
Mother Characteristics
Knows she is HIV positive (%)	3.4	3.1
Number of children <15 years in household	3.5	3.6 *
Household amenities (%)
Radio	71.5	73.0
Bicycle	63.1	64.4
Metal roof	20.2	20.7
Educational attainment (%)
Never attended school	30.6	28.7
Some primary	55.0	56.7
Completed primary	8.7	9.2
Secondary or higher	5.7	5.5
N	2,716	1,954

Note: Both cross-sectional and analytic samples are restricted to children with married or divorced parents.

^†p < .10;

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001