Table 3. Mean population densities change (2001–2010) for variables groups in socioeconomic and sociocultural macro levels using deforestation (DEF) and reforestation (REF) datasets.

Macro level	Variable group	Prefix	Variables1	DEF	REF	Data source
Socioeconomic	Age	D_ygr	Young population (15–25 y)	0.006	0.005	[79,80]
		D_adt	Adult population (26–45 y)	0.008	0.008
		D_old	Older adult population (45–72 y)	0.009	0.007
	Education	E_ilt	Illiterate	–0.001	–0.002
		E_pri	Primary education (1–6 y)	-0.0009	-0.004
		E_sec	Secondary education (7–12 y)	0.018	0.020
		E_hgr	Higher education (>13 y)	0.003	0.004
	Work	W_agr	Agricultural workers	0.010	0.008
		W_ind	Industrial workers	–0.002	–0.002
		W_ser	Service workers	0.0006	0.001
Sociocultural	Gender	G_chm	Chief male household	0.008	0.007
		G_pom	Male population	0.012	0.010
		G_chf	Chief female household	0.002	0.002
		G_pof	Female population	0.012	0.011
	Household	H_sma	Small families (1–2 children)	0.002	0.002
		H_med	Medium families (3–5 children)	0.004	0.004
		H_lar	Large families (>5 children)	–0.014	–0.016
	Language	L_spa	Speak Spanish2	0.046	0.046
		L_kcw	Speak Kichwa3	0.029	0.032
		L_wao	Speak Huao Tededo4	0.0007	-0.0002

¹ All variables are reported as population densities (persons/ha).

² Most commonly spoken language by colonos in the NEA.

³ Second most commonly spoken language and ethnicity in the NEA.

⁴ The language of Huaorani people.