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Table 1 Household demographic information

From: Evaluation of the preference for and viability of clean cookstove adoption in rural Tanzania

Panel A: demographic

Overall (N = 187)

Kabwana (n = 43)

Michire

(n = 39)

Nyamagongo

(n = 40)

Obwere

(n = 44)

Other*

(n = 21)

Household Size (Individuals) Mean (s.d.)

6.3 (3.6)

5.9 (2.6)

5.8 (3.5)

6.5 (3.2)

6.6 (4.8)

7.2 (3.2)

Age (years) Mean (s.d.)

39 (16)

37 (16)

40 (18)

41 (16)

38 (16)

42 (13)

Female-headed Household

30%

40%

21%

25%

27%

38%

Female Main Cook (%)

80%

91%

64%

73%

82%

90%

Occupation (%)

      

 Cares for Home and Children

17%

21%

26%

15%

16%

0%

 Farmer

31%

23%

38%

35%

14%

62%

 Business

31%

33%

21%

28%

45%

24%

 Other

21%

23%

15%

22%

25%

14%

Marital Status (%)

      

 Single

12%

23%

8%

10%

11%

4%

 Married

65%

54%

72%

68%

68%

64%

 Divorced

1%

0%

2%

0%

2%

0%

 Widow

20%

21%

18%

15%

18%

33%

Education Level (%)

      

 No Education

10%

15%

15%

5%

5%

5%

 Primary School

62%

51%

62%

63%

61%

86%

 Secondary School

21%

28%

15%

20%

27%

5%

 University

7%

6%

8%

12%

8%

4%

Progress Out of Poverty Score

(Index: 0–100) Mean (s.d.)

50 (13)

57 (12)

48 (13)

43 (13)

53 (13)

45 (12)

  1. All percentages and indices rounded to whole numbers which may lead them to not sum to 100%
  2. *We also conducted 21 surveys with respondents from various “Other” villages which were within 10 kms of the studied villages and still within Shirati. We refer to these survey responses as “Other” for their village category