Table B3.
Descriptive Statistics for Niger.
| Variable | Mean | Std. Err. | [95% Conf. Interval] | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome variable | ||||||
| Household female share of agricultural labor | 0.22 | 0.01 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0 | 1 |
| Survey methodology | ||||||
| Female manager in majority of household plots, land weighted | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 |
| Demographic factors | ||||||
| Gender & Age composition of household labor pool | ||||||
| # of male HH members 15–39 | 0.93 | 0.02 | 0.89 | 0.98 | 0 | 7 |
| # of female HH members 15–39 | 1.14 | 0.02 | 1.10 | 1.19 | 0 | 8 |
| # of male HH members 40–59 | 0.36 | 0.01 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 0 | 2 |
| # of female HH members 40–59 | 0.38 | 0.02 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0 | 5 |
| # of male HH members 60+ | 0.19 | 0.01 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0 | 1 |
| # of female HH members 60+ | 0.13 | 0.01 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0 | 3 |
| Household head: female, with male† | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 |
| Household head: female, with no male† | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 |
| Household is polygamous† | 0.24 | 0.01 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0 | 1 |
| Household size | 6.80 | 0.09 | 6.62 | 6.98 | 1 | 29 |
| Household labor substitutes | ||||||
| Agricultural implements and machinery access | 1.02 | 0.04 | 0.94 | 1.09 | −2 | 9 |
| Total hired labor (Days) | 3.43 | 0.19 | 3.06 | 3.80 | 0 | 60 |
| Total exchange labor (Days) | 0.45 | 0.03 | 0.39 | 0.51 | 0 | 15 |
| Cultural roles | ||||||
| Competing demands on time | ||||||
| # of HH members 0–5 | 1.86 | 0.04 | 1.79 | 1.94 | 0 | 7 |
| # of HH members 6–14 | 1.86 | 0.04 | 1.77 | 1.95 | 0 | 12 |
| % of female adult HH members suffering from chronic disease | 0.28 | 0.01 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0 | 1 |
| % of male adult HH members suffering from chronic disease | 0.22 | 0.01 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0 | 1 |
| Household head ethnicity | ||||||
| Haoussa† | 0.56 | 0.01 | 0.53 | 0.58 | 0 | 1 |
| Djerma† | 0.20 | 0.01 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0 | 1 |
| Touareg† | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 |
| Total land cultivated by the household | 5.33 | 0.12 | 5.10 | 5.56 | 0.1 | 38 |
| % of cultivated land under cereals | 0.67 | 0.01 | 0.65 | 0.69 | 0 | 1 |
| % of cultivated land under legumes | 0.29 | 0.01 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0 | 1 |
| % of cultivated land under roots & tubers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.6 |
| % of cultivated land under fruits & vegetables | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 |
| Economic reasons | ||||||
| Maximum years of schooling among male HH members | 2.36 | 0.08 | 2.20 | 2.52 | 0 | 21 |
| Maximum years of schooling among female HH members | 1.63 | 0.07 | 1.50 | 1.76 | 0 | 18 |
| Wealth index | −1.40 | 0.03 | −1.45 | −1.35 | −3 | 14 |
| Livestock ownership (TLUs) | 0.06 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0 | 6 |
| Access to non-farm earned income† | 0.57 | 0.01 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0 | 1 |
| Access to non-farm non-earned income† | 0.58 | 0.01 | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0 | 1 |
| % of land owned by female HH members | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 |
| Travel time to nearest 20 K population center | 1.88 | 0.03 | 1.82 | 1.94 | 0 | 8 |
| Household: rural† | 0.94 | 0.00 | 0.93 | 0.95 | 0 | 1 |