Table 1 Demographic characteristics of school-aged children and their households in 16 study villages, overall and by location
Variable | Level | Overall | River | Lake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age [mean (SD)] | Â | 9.0 (2.0) | 8.4 (1.6) | 9.5 (2.1) |
Sex [n (%)] | Female | 665 (48.5) | 274 (48.2) | 391 (48.6) |
Dominant ethnicity in household [n (%)] | Wolof | 1021 (74.4) | 265 (46.7) | 756 (94.0) |
| Â | Pulaar | 225 (16.4) | 206 (36.3) | 19 (2.4) |
| Â | Maure | 87 (6.3) | 68 (12.0) | 19 (2.4) |
| Â | Other | 39 (2.9) | 29 (2.4) | 10 (1.2) |
Education of household head [n (%)] | None | 966 (70.4) | 274 (48.2) | 692 (86.1) |
|  | 1–6 years | 271 (19.8) | 200 (35.2) | 71 (8.8) |
|  | 7 + years | 135 (9.8) | 94 (16.5) | 41 (5.1) |
Number of wives taken by head [n (%)] | None | 117 (8.5) | 78 (13.7) | 39 (4.9) |
| Â | One | 809 (59.0) | 382 (67.3) | 427 (53.1) |
|  | 2 +  | 446 (32.5) | 108 (19.0) | 338 (42.0) |
Irrigated area (hectares) [mean (SD)] | Â | 1.0 (2.2) | 0.9 (2.8) | 1.0 (1.7) |
Pump ownership [n (%)] | Â | 266 (19.4) | 38 (6.7) | 228 (28.4) |
Asset-based wealth quintile [n (%)] | 1 (low) | 210 (15.3) | 89 (15.7) | 121 (15.0) |
| Â | 2 | 201 (14.7) | 78 (13.7) | 123 (15.3) |
| Â | 3 | 240 (17.5) | 91 (16.9) | 149 (18.5) |
| Â | 4 | 330 (24.1) | 137 (24.1) | 193 (24.0) |
| Â | 5 (high) | 391 (28.5) | 173 (30.5) | 218 (27.1) |