Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for main variables used in the study.
| Total (N = 313) | Min | Max | M | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 0 | 12 | 3.83 | 2.71 |
| Children-dead | 0 | 7 | 0.59 | 0.99 |
| Children-dead (log transformed) | 0 | 2.08 | 0.33 | 0.47 |
| Arranged (0 = no, 1 = yes) | 0 | 1 | 0.44 | 0.50 |
| Age | 15 | 80 | 34.89 | 13.55 |
| Wealth* | −1.43 | 4.89 | 0 | 1 |
| Bhotiya ( N = 52) | ||||
| Children | 0 | 5 | 2.31 | 1.25 |
| Children-dead | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 0.56 |
| Children-dead (log transformed) | 0 | 1.1 | 0.16 | 0.33 |
| Arranged (0 = no, 1 = yes) | 0 | 1 | 0.60 | 0.50 |
| Age | 18 | 40 | 29.39 | 5.24 |
| Wealth | −0.70 | 4.37 | 0 | 1 |
| Tsimane’ ( N = 160) | ||||
| Children | 0 | 12 | 4.64 | 3 |
| Children-dead | 0 | 3 | 0.56 | 0.84 |
| Children-dead (log transformed) | 0 | 1.39 | 0.33 | 0.46 |
| Arranged (0 = no, 1 = yes) | 0 | 1 | 0.39 | 0.49 |
| Age | 15 | 80 | 32.68 | 12.86 |
| Wealth | −1.43 | 4.89 | 0 | 1 |
| Yali ( N = 101) | ||||
| Children | 0 | 12 | 3.33 | 2.29 |
| Children-dead | 0 | 7 | 0.80 | 1.30 |
| Children-dead (log transformed) | 0 | 2.08 | 0.42 | 0.53 |
| Arranged (0 = no, 1 = yes) | 0 | 1 | 0.44 | 0.50 |
| Age | 18 | 75 | 41.24 | 15.21 |
| Wealth | −1.08 | 4.24 | 0 | 1 |
*Wealth index was calculated for each population separately and standardized within each population.