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. 2017 Feb;67:64–77. doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.09.015

Table 1.

Household-level summary statistics for all study countries.

Ethiopia
Malawi
Niger
Tanzania
Uganda
Mean s.d. N Mean s.d. N Mean s.d. N Mean s.d. N Mean s.d. N
Household size 5.24 2.2 3094 4.96 2.29 2666 6.78 3.53 2339 5.55 2.95 2630 6.64 3.46 2135
Male head = 1 0.81 3094 0.77 2666 0.92 2339 0.75 2630 0.71 2135
Education of head (yrs) 1.61 2.72 3039 5.22 4.18 2646 0.87 2.35 2339 4.58 3.37 2582 4.69 3.34 1813
Number of males 2.66 1.52 3094 2.4 1.53 2666 3.37 2.09 2339 2.7 1.8 2630 3.22 2.09 2135
Number of females 2.56 1.38 3094 2.56 1.44 2666 3.41 2.11 2339 2.85 1.78 2630 3.43 2.11 2135
No. plots own/cultivate 11.69 7.33 3094 2.05 1.13 2666 3.04 1.96 2339 2.3 1.32 2630 5.65 2.69 2135
Acres owned 2.81 5.25 3094 1.58 1.73 2666 11.98 19.65 2339 5.31 10.51 2630 3.29 10.27 2135
 Share cultivate 0.76 0.26 2790 0.99 0.1 2043 0.98 0.12 1969 0.81 0.34 2341 0.9 0.24 1952
 Share rent out 0.01 0.07 2043 0.01 0.08 1969 0.02 0.12 2341 0 0.05 1952
 Share fallow 0.03 0.11 2790 0.01 0.06 2043 0.01 0.07 1969 0.15 0.31 2341 0.07 0.2 1952
 Share other 0.22 0.24 2790 0 0.01 2043 0.01 0.07 1969 0.03 0.14 2341 0.02 0.14 1952
Acres cultivated 2.7 4.23 3094 1.92 1.73 2666 13.62 19.05 2339 4.31 7.93 2630 2.98 7.41 2135
 Share own 0.82 0.32 2810 0.79 0.39 2588 0.81 0.35 2202 0.86 0.32 2409 0.79 0.34 2073
 Share rent/borrow 0.18 0.32 2810 0.21 0.39 2588 0.19 0.35 2202 0.14 0.32 2409 0.21 0.34 2073
Maize: acreage 0.49 1.83 2826 1.45 1.27 2567 2.2 4.13 2402 0.41 2.21 2075
Sorghum: acreage 0.37 1.12 2826 2.42 4.49 2127
Rice: acreage 0.03 0.23 2567 0.44 2.13 2402 0.03 0.21 2075
Millet: acreage 6.14 8.25 2127
Other grains: acreage 1.01 1.54 2826 0.03 0.24 2567 0.13 0.74 2127 0.39 2.45 2402 0.21 0.88 2075
Tubers: acreage 0.02 0.09 2826 0.04 0.31 2567 0.05 0.41 2127 0.57 2.11 2402 0.94 5.14 2075
Pulses/nuts: acreage 0.32 0.88 2826 0.22 0.51 2567 4.56 6.44 2127 0.49 5.18 2402 0.62 2.47 2075
Cash crops: acreage 0.24 0.79 2826 0.18 0.57 2567 0 0.06 2127 0.34 2.25 2402 0.23 1.47 2075
Other crops: acreage 0.23 0.55 2826 0.01 0.1 2567 0.37 1.85 2127 0.31 1.83 2402 0.61 3.29 2075