Appendix Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for variables used in supplementary regression analyses
| Unit | Level | Mean | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schooling outcomes | |||||
| Completed between 1 and 4 grades | 0/1 | Individual | 0.43 | - | - |
| Completed between 5 and 12 grades | 0/1 | Individual | 0.22 | - | - |
| Climate variables | |||||
| Spring temperatures - school ages | z-score | Community | 0.20 | −0.71 | 0.97 |
| Spring precipitation - school ages | z-score | Community | −0.16 | −1.22 | 0.80 |
| Summer temperatures - school ages | z-score | Community | 0.53 | −0.55 | 1.31 |
| Summer precipitation - school ages | z-score | Community | 0.06 | −0.69 | 0.98 |
| Winter temperatures - school ages | z-score | Community | 0.17 | −0.76 | 0.97 |
| Winter precipitation - school ages | z-score | Community | 0.18 | −0.57 | 0.95 |
| Spring temperatures - prenatal | z-score | Community | −0.12 | −2.49 | 2.56 |
| Spring precipitation - prenatal | z-score | Community | 0.35 | −1.79 | 3.73 |
| Summer temperatures - prenatal | z-score | Community | −0.17 | −2.16 | 1.69 |
| Summer precipitation - prenatal | z-score | Community | −0.27 | −2.35 | 2.83 |
| Winter temperatures - prenatal | z-score | Community | 0.01 | −2.85 | 2.73 |
| Winter precipitation - prenatal | z-score | Community | −0.06 | −1.65 | 2.57 |
| Number of hot springs | # | Community | 1.35 | 0 | 3 |
| Number of cold springs | # | Community | 1.28 | 0 | 4 |
| Number of wet springs | # | Community | 1.53 | 0 | 5 |
| Number of dry springs | # | Community | 0.83 | 0 | 4 |
| Number of hot summers | # | Community | 1.35 | 0 | 5 |
| Number of cold summers | # | Community | 0.75 | 0 | 3 |
| Number of wet summers | # | Community | 0.68 | 0 | 3 |
| Number of dry summers | # | Community | 1.12 | 0 | 4 |
| Number of hot winters | # | Community | 1.38 | 0 | 3 |
| Number of cold winters | # | Community | 0.83 | 0 | 3 |
| Number of wet winters | # | Community | 1.07 | 0 | 4 |
| Number of dry winters | # | Community | 0.91 | 0 | 4 |
| N individuals | 3336 | ||||
| Consumption, food security, and crop yields1 | |||||
| Per capita food consumption (N=2394) | Birr/month | Household | 88.93 | 2.93 | 766.39 |
| Household experienced food insecurity during prior rainy season (N=1163) | 0/1 | Household | 0.63 | - | - |
| Teff yields (N=862) | kg/ha | Household | 650.04 | 4.00 | 2720.00 |
| Barley yields (N=729) | Kg/ha | Household | 872.81 | 1.00 | 4000.00 |
| Maize yields (N=727) | kg/ha | Household | 1238.1 | 1.55 | 8000.00 |
| Wheat yields (N=704) | kg/ha | Household | 1033.2 | 2.30 | 4000.00 |
| Child labor outcomes1 | |||||
| Works on family farm, cattle herding, other family business (N=1656) | 0/1 | Individual | 0.57 | - | - |
| Hours per week among those who do farm work (N=1109) | hours | Individual | 21.65 | 1 | 84 |
| Does domestic work such as fetching water, firewood, cleaning, cooking, child care, etc. (N=1657) | 0/1 | Individual | 0.81 | - | - |
| Hours per week among those who do domestic work (N=1338) | hours | Individual | 20.02 | 1 | 96 |
1
Food security and child labor data were only collected in the 2004 and 2009 surveys