Table 2 Descriptive statistics of variables
Variables | Eff | %/average | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of days absent due to illness | ||||
 No absence of health | 4639 | 75.17 |  |  |
 Less than a week | 704 | 11.41 |  |  |
 More than a week | 828 | 13.42 |  |  |
Health shock | ||||
 Not | 4180 | 67.80 |  |  |
 Yes | 1985 | 32.20 |  |  |
Gender of head of household | ||||
 Masculin | 4530 | 73.48 |  |  |
 Feminine | 1635 | 26.52 |  |  |
Place of residence | ||||
 Urban | 2267 | 36.77 |  |  |
 Rural | 3898 | 63.23 |  |  |
Health insurance for the head of household | ||||
 Not | 5822 | 94.44 |  |  |
 Yes | 343 | 5.56 |  |  |
Region | ||||
 Maritime | 946 | 15.34 |  |  |
 Trays | 1099 | 17.83 |  |  |
 Central | 819 | 13.28 |  |  |
 Kara | 1124 | 18.23 |  |  |
 Savannahs | 1144 | 18.56 |  |  |
 Lomé commune | 1033 | 16.76 |  |  |
HH Professional Category | ||||
 Frame | 237 | 4.23 |  |  |
 Worker/laborer | 977 | 17.43 |  |  |
 Own account | 4392 | 78.34 |  |  |
HH level of education | ||||
 None | 2293 | 37.19 |  |  |
 Primary | 1553 | 25.19 |  |  |
 Secondaire1 | 1373 | 22.27 |  |  |
 Secondaire2 | 615 | 9.98 |  |  |
 Upper | 331 | 5.37 |  |  |
Type of care | ||||
 No care | 3404 | 55.16 |  |  |
 Public care | 2115 | 34.27 |  |  |
 Private care | 652 | 10.57 |  |  |
Number of children under 5 in the household | 6171 | 0.7 | 0 | 10 |
Number of people with chronic illness in the household | 6171 | 0.04 | 0 | 2 |
Household size | 6165 | 4.45 | 1 | 31 |