Table 2.
Summary statistics.
| Variables | Mean | S.D. | Min | Max | Mean of solid fuel users (A) | Observations | Mean of non-solid fuel users (B) | Observations | Difference (B-A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health variables | |||||||||
| ADL | 11.99 | 2.442 | 0 | 13 | 11.92 | 6226 | 12.05 | 6771 | 0.130a |
| IADL | 4.503 | 1.069 | 0 | 5 | 4.385 | 6226 | 4.611 | 6771 | 0.226a |
| Control variables | |||||||||
| AGE | 60.70 | 9.958 | 45 | 102 | 62.20 | 6104 | 59.31 | 6651 | −2.888a |
| MALE | 0.468 | 0.499 | 0 | 1 | 0.465 | 6226 | 0.470 | 6771 | 0.005 |
| EDUPRIMARY | 0.749 | 0.433 | 0 | 1 | 0.802 | 5975 | 0.700 | 6374 | −0.101a |
| EDUJUNIOR | 0.190 | 0.392 | 0 | 1 | 0.153 | 5975 | 0.225 | 6374 | 0.072a |
| EDUSENIOR | 0.0610 | 0.239 | 0 | 1 | 0.046 | 5975 | 0.075 | 6374 | 0.029a |
| MARRIED | 0.862 | 0.345 | 0 | 1 | 0.849 | 6226 | 0.874 | 6771 | 0.025a |
| FARM | 0.580 | 0.494 | 0 | 1 | 0.670 | 6220 | 0.498 | 6759 | −0.172a |
| OFFFARM | 0.257 | 0.437 | 0 | 1 | 0.168 | 6218 | 0.338 | 6759 | 0.170a |
| SMOKING | 0.973 | 0.162 | 0 | 1 | 0.972 | 6224 | 0.974 | 6761 | 0.002 |
| DRINKING | 0.339 | 0.473 | 0 | 1 | 0.328 | 6222 | 0.348 | 6754 | 0.020b |
| HHSIZE | 2.573 | 1.198 | 1 | 12 | 2.469 | 6225 | 2.669 | 6769 | 0.200a |
| FRATIO | 0.506 | 0.194 | 0 | 1 | 0.507 | 6226 | 0.506 | 6771 | −0.001 |
| CHILDNUM | 2.728 | 1.508 | 0 | 15 | 2.913 | 6226 | 2.557 | 6771 | −0.355a |
| ASSETS | 1.796 | 12.98 | 0 | 573.2 | 0.726 | 6226 | 2.780 | 6771 | 2.053a |
| STRUCTURE | 0.813 | 0.390 | 0 | 1 | 0.714 | 6220 | 0.903 | 6752 | 0.189a |
| FUEL_OTHER | 0.542 | 0.293 | 0 | 1 | 0.367 | 6226 | 0.703 | 6771 | 0.337a |
Notes: Authors' computation. A standard t-test is performed to compare the mean difference between two groups.
Significant at the 1% level;
Significant at the 5% level.