Table 4. Regression results for the impact of EVD on social capital using spatial-lag models.
| Model (1) Trust in institutions | Model (2) Trust in community | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Estimates | Sd. errors | Estimates | Sd. errors |
| Test predictor variable | ||||
| Incidence of EVD in the community ¥: yes | -0.250** | 0.107 | 0.104 | 0.112 |
| Control variables | ||||
| Residence: urban | -0.573*** | 0.103 | -0.180* | 0.107 |
| Religion: muslim | -0.134 | 0.154 | 0.026 | 0.161 |
| Religion: other | 0.07 | 0.279 | -0.027 | 0.291 |
| Religion: christian (reference) | n.a | n.a | n.a | n.a |
| Ln (total income) | 0.019 | 0.019 | 0.020 | 0.019 |
| Gender: male | 0.154 | 0.130 | 0.436*** | 0.136 |
| Education level (years) | -0.028*** | 0.0075 | 0.004 | 0.008 |
| Age | 0.005 | 0.0031 | 0.0001 | 0.003 |
| Constant | -0.187 | 0.293 | -0.395 | 0.305 |
| Observations | 553 | 553 | 553 | 553 |
Note: ¥ This is a dummy variable that assumes 1 if a household reports that they know of a person in their or neighboring community who contracted EVD, and 0 otherwise
*p<0.1
**p<0.05
***p<0.01