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. 2017 Feb;67:52–63. doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.09.017

Table B2.

Descriptive Statistics for Nigeria.

Variable Mean Std. Err. [95% Conf. Interval] Min Max
Outcome variable
Household female share of agricultural labor 0.32 0.01 0.30 0.33 0.00 1.00



Survey methodology
Respondent knows (works at least 50% on the plot) 0.55 0.01 0.53 0.57 0.00 1.00
Respondent female 0.16 0.01 0.14 0.17 0.00 1.00
Female manager in majority of household plots, land weighted 0.15 0.01 0.14 0.17 0.00 1.00



Demographic factors
Gender & Age Composition of Household Labor Pool
# of Male HH members 15–39 1.14 0.03 1.09 1.20 0.00 14.00
# of Female HH members 15–39 1.36 0.02 1.31 1.41 0.00 8.00
# of Male HH members 40–59 0.47 0.01 0.45 0.49 0.00 2.00
# of Female HH members 40–59 0.50 0.01 0.47 0.53 0.00 5.00
# of Male HH members 60+ 0.31 0.01 0.28 0.33 0.00 3.00
# of female HH members 60+ 0.20 0.01 0.18 0.22 0.00 3.00
Household head: female, with male† 0.06 0.01 0.05 0.07 0.00 1.00
Household head: female, with no male† 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.03 0.00 1.00
Household is polygamous† 0.23 0.01 0.21 0.25 0.00 1.00
Household size 7.21 0.07 7.07 7.34 2.00 31.00
Household labor substitutes
Agricultural implements and machinery access 0.11 0.08 −0.04 0.26 −0.41 42.27
Total hired labor (Days) 13.20 0.62 11.99 14.41 0.00 210



Cultural roles
Competing demands on time
# of HH members 0–5 1.16 0.03 1.10 1.22 0.00 9.00
# of HH members 6–14 1.91 0.04 1.84 1.98 0.00 10.00
% of female adult HH members suffering from chronic disease 0.09 0.01 0.08 0.10 0.00 1.00
% of male adult HH members suffering from chronic disease 0.02 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.00 1.00
Total land cultivated by the household 0.87 0.02 0.83 0.91 0.01 9.11
% of cultivated land under cereals 0.54 0.01 0.52 0.56 0.00 1.00
% of cultivated land under legumes 0.04 0.00 0.03 0.05 0.00 1.00
% of cultivated land under roots & tubers 0.39 0.01 0.37 0.41 0.00 1.00
% of cultivated land under fruits & vegetables 0.02 0.00 0.02 0.03 0.00 1.00



Economic reasons
Maximum years of schooling among male HH members 7.41 0.12 7.18 7.64 0.00 22.00
Maximum years of schooling among female HH members 5.67 0.11 5.45 5.90 0.00 18.00
Wealth INDEX −0.90 0.05 −1.00 −0.80 −3.82 7.98
Livestock Ownership (TLUs) 0.03 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.00 12.50
Access to non-farm earned income† 0.67 0.01 0.65 0.69 0.00 1.00
Access to non-farm non-earned income† 0.07 0.01 0.06 0.08 0.00 1.00
% of land owned by female HH members 0.15 0.01 0.13 0.17 0.00 1.00
Travel time to nearest 20 K population center 21.72 0.32 21.08 22.35 0.06 82.78
Household: rural† 0.87 0.01 0.85 0.89 0.00 1.00