Table 1 Descriptive statistics
From: Health shocks and child time allocation decisions by households: evidence from Ethiopia
A. Allocation of children’s time | ||||||
2006 Survey Round | Play | Schooling | Domestic chores | Income-generating work | Sample size | |
Total mean hours | 6.4 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 2269 | |
Std. dev. | 4.1 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
Median | 5.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
Prevalence of non-zero hours | 100% | 57% | 90% | 30% | ||
Mean hours when no parent is ill | 6.8 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 | ||
Mean hours when mother is ill | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | ||
Mean hours when father is ill | 6.5 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | ||
Mean hours when both parents ill | 5.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 1.4 | ||
Boys mean hours | 6.6 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1204 | |
Prevalence of non-zero hours | 100% | 56% | 90% | 38% | ||
Girls mean hours | 6.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1065 | |
Prevalence of non-zero hours | 100% | 58% | 91% | 23% | ||
2009 Survey Round | Play | Schooling | Domestic chores | Income-generating work | Sample size | |
Total mean hours | 3.8 | 6.6 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 2269 | |
Std. dev. | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | ||
Median | 3.0 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
Prevalence of non-zero hours | 100% | 87% | 96% | 43% | ||
Mean hours when no parent is ill | 3.9 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 1.4 | ||
Mean hours when mother is ill | 3.3 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 1.4 | ||
Mean hours when father is ill | 4.1 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 2.5 | ||
Mean hours when both parents ill | 3.7 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 2.0 | ||
Boys mean hours | 3.9 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1204 | |
Prevalence of non-zero hours | 100% | 86% | 93% | 57% | ||
Girls mean hours | 3.6 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1065 | |
Prevalence of non-zero hours | 100% | 88% | 99% | 27% | ||
B. Incidence of household shocks | ||||||
2006 | 2009 | 2006 | 2009 | |||
Maternal illness | 28% | 35% | Illness of another person | 25% | 29% | |
Paternal illness | 22% | 21% | Loss of paid employment | 10% | 11% | |
Crop failure | 21% | 26% | Forced eviction | 3% | 4% | |
Theft | 13% | 10% | Death of livestock | 25% | 30% | |