Table 3.
Statistical summary of variables (respiratory illness survey)
| Variable | Whole sample | Only children | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Min-max | Mean (SD) | Min-max | |
| Sought medical care | 0.38 (0.49) | 0–1 | 0.46 (0.5) | 0–1 |
| Illness’ duration | 9.83 (14.07) | 1–180 | 8.21 (6.38) | 1–60 |
| Illness’ number of symptoms | 10.39 (4.1) | 1–20 | 10.09 (3.87) | 2–19 |
| Illness caused extreme pain | 0.18 (0.38) | 0–1 | 0.14 (0.34) | 0–1 |
| Age | 29.61 (23.93) | 0.33–89 | 8.28 (4.87) | 0.33–17 |
| Age squared | 1448.29 (1828.93) | 0.11–7921 | 92.19 (87.24) | 0.11–289 |
| Female | 0.5 (0.5) | 0–1 | 0.5 (0.5) | 0–1 |
| Ever had lung disease | 0.37 (0.48) | 0–1 | 0.35 (0.48) | 0–1 |
| Years of schooling | 7.83 (4.3) | 0–15 | 8.81 (3.78) | 0–15 |
| Household income (log.) | 7.49 (0.75) | 4.61–10.17 | 7.46 (0.76) | 4.61–10.17 |
| Household size | 3.98 (1.85) | 1–15 | 4.51 (1.65) | 1–15 |
| Poor | 0.29 (0.45) | 0–1 | 0.4 (0.49) | 0–1 |
| Has health insurance | 0.11 (0.31) | 0–1 | 0.1 (0.31) | 0–1 |
| Distance to health unit (metres) | 1535.24 (1999.03) | 14.94–13,648.26 | 1660.2 (2084.22) | 25.66–10,023.73 |
| Illness occurred in the dry season | 0.13 (0.34) | 0–1 | ||
| Female * household size | 2.03 (2.42) | 0–13 | ||
| Mother answered | 0.74 (0.44) | 0–1 | ||
| Father answered | 0.11 (0.32) | 0–1 | ||
Observations amounted to 519 for the whole sample and 241 for children-only