Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics
| Mean | Std Dev | Minimum | Maximum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child discontinued schooling | .05 | .22 | 0 | 1 |
| Years father away since child entered school | 2.38 | 2.65 | 0 | 8 |
| Years father away before child entered school | 5.41 | 5.01 | 0 | 17 |
| Times remittances sent in the past year | .90 | 2.29 | 0 | 24 |
| Father is not a labor migrant | .68 | .47 | 0 | 1 |
| Father is a successful labor migrant | .17 | .38 | 0 | 1 |
| Father is an unsuccessful labor migrant | .15 | .36 | 0 | 1 |
| Mother has no education | .25 | .43 | 0 | 1 |
| Mother has 1–4 years of education | .49 | .50 | 0 | 1 |
| Mother has 5+ years of education | .27 | .44 | 0 | 1 |
| Mother’s age | 28.67 | 5.80 | 18 | 41 |
| Mother is an polygynous marriage | .27 | .45 | 0 | 1 |
| Father has no education | .14 | .34 | 0 | 1 |
| Father has 1–4 years of education | .36 | .48 | 0 | 1 |
| Father 5+ years education | .34 | .47 | 0 | 1 |
| Father’s education missing | .17 | .38 | 0 | 1 |
| Household material status (scale 1–4) | 1.31 | .76 | 0 | 3 |
| Child is female | .51 | .50 | 0 | 1 |
| Child’s number of siblings | 2.39 | 1.81 | 0 | 9 |
| Nearest school offers grade 6 or higher | .35 | .48 | 0 | 1 |
N=2407 children