Table 3.
Descriptive statistics on the sample.
| Variables | Overall | Standard error | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar home system user (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.1271 | 0.0103 | 0 | 1 |
| Entrepreneurs (1 = yes, 0 = no) |
0.1561 |
0.0079 |
0 |
1 |
|
Individual characteristics | ||||
| Age | 36.10 | 0.3241 | 14 | 86 |
| Gender (1 = female, 0 = male) | 0.3614 | 0.0090 | 0 | 1 |
| Years of education | 1.5167 | 0.0750 | 0 | 16 |
| Not educated (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.7658 | 0.0131 | 0 | 1 |
| Head of household (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.6278 | 0.0092 | 0 | 1 |
| Spouse (1 = yes, 0 = no) | 0.2476 | 0.0079 | 0 | 1 |
| Other related (1 = yes, 0 = no) |
0.1246 |
0.0079 |
0 |
1 |
|
Environmental variables | ||||
| Wage (x 1000 XOF) | 284.91 | 17.52 | 110.73 | 584.05 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.13 | 0.64 | 0.1 | 13.49 |
| Inflation rate | 85.78 | 0.82 | 77.48 | 94.27 |
Source: Author’ calculation using data from LSMS 2015