Entire Sample (N = 1028)

Lowland (N = 596)

Upland (N = 432)

Mean Difference

Variables

Unit

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Head of household age

yrs

41.8

12.4

39.8

11.6

44.5

13.4

−4.66

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Head of household education^b

yrs

2.62

1.46

2.62

1.36

2.63

1.59

−0.01

^ns

Years in village^c

yrs

34.0

15.2

35.1

13.9

32.4

16.9

2.70

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Number in family

no.

7.68

3.18

7.57

3.21

7.84

3.14

−0.27

^ns

Number of children

no.

2.86

1.97

2.80

1.93

2.94

2.03

−0.14

^ns

Female headed^d

%

9.82

29.7

7.74

26.7

12.7

33.4

−4.93

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Crop major^e

%

92.1

26.7

95.5

20.8

87.6

33.1

7.90

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Small farmers^f

%

65.0

47.4

70.4

45.8

57.6

49.4

12.8

^*