TABLE 2

Descriptive Statistics for Categorical Variables, Composition (Percent) of Paired Sample, Ecuador 2010

Paired Sample, n =182 (%)
Wife is joint owner, as reported by women94.5
Wife is joint owner, as reported by men84.6
Wife participates in field work, as reported by women70.9
Wife participates in field work, as reported by men70.4
Wife works off-farm30.2
Couple is indigenous20.0
Couple wealth
  Tertile 1 (lowest third)23.6
  Tertile 2 (middle third)36.8
  Tertile 3 (highest third)39.6
Annual crop grown on parcel, as reported by womena84.1
Annual crop grown on parcel, as reported by mena83.5
Rural85.7
Coastb15.4
  • Source: Data from EAFF 2010.

  • a Base category: perennials, forage, or trees grown on parcel.

  • b Base category: highlands (sierra).