Table 2

Rental Characteristics by Breakaway (Split-Off) and Movement Status (2013)

Head’s AgeIn Same LocationLocal TrackingDistance Tracking
Original HHSplit-Off HHOriginal HHSplit-Off HHOriginal HHSplit-Off HH
Estimated Population (thousands)
<35927119431254143
35–552,695127821072147
>552,12131151221786
Tenant % of Sample
<3510014121223
35–55801018612
>554038154
Mean % of Land Rented-in (Tenants Only)
<3564071878287
35–5555084829087
>554801005910084
% of Tenants Renting ≥90% of Their Land a
<3538051772782
35–5524044674069
>551401001710078
  • Note: A split-off household is defined in the LSMS-ISA as a new household formed by one or more members of a household observed in a previous wave. Local tracking indicates that the household moved from the previous wave but stayed within the vicinity; distance tracking indicates that the household moved from the previous wave to a different locality (e.g., a different district). HH, household.

  • a In this table, tenants are categorized as being without nonrented land if 90% or more of their reported farm area is rented.