**Table 4: Awareness about and interest in local budget processes**

|**Indicator**<br>_(in ratio, if not indicated otherwise)_|Informed<br>the lo<br>budg|about<br>cal<br>et|Interest<br>local<br>expend<br>d|ed in how<br>budget<br>itures are<br>one|Knows<br>governm<br>inform<br>b|that local<br>ent should<br>about its<br>udget|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||No|Yes|No|Yes|No|Yes|
|Personal characteristics|||||||
|Age, years|39.5|42.0 <sup>***</sup>|38.8|41.8 <sup>***</sup>|38.7|44.0 <sup>***</sup>|
|Female|0.56|0.45 <sup>***</sup>|0.57|0.47 <sup>***</sup>|0.55|0.46 <sup>***</sup>|
|Kyrgyz|0.67|0.82 <sup>***</sup>|0.69|0.75 <sup>***</sup>|0.67|0.83 <sup>***</sup>|
|Years of schooling|10.0|10.9 <sup>***</sup>|9.9|10.8 <sup>***</sup>|10.0|11.0 <sup>***</sup>|
|Risk attitude, 0->10 scale|4.4|5.3 <sup>***</sup>|4.2|5.1 <sup>***</sup>|4.3|5.5 <sup>***</sup>|
|Labor market status|||||||
|Employed|0.57|0.69 <sup>***</sup>|0.55|0.66 <sup>***</sup>|0.57|0.69 <sup>***</sup>|
|Inactive|0.40|0.30 <sup>***</sup>|0.41|0.32 <sup>***</sup>|0.40|0.30 <sup>***</sup>|
|Unemployed|0.03|0.01 <sup>***</sup>|0.03|0.02 <sup>***</sup>|0.03|0.01 <sup>***</sup>|
|Social capital|||||||
|Lived in the community, years|37|41 <sup>***</sup>|37|40 <sup>***</sup>|37|42 <sup>***</sup>|
|Member of a social group|0.09|0.17 <sup>***</sup>|0.09|0.14 <sup>***</sup>|0.09|0.17 <sup>***</sup>|
|Can get financial help from others|0.76|0.91 ***|0.73|0.89 ***|0.78|0.90 ***|
|Trust, in a scale from 1->4|||||||
|Trust in people in community|3.1|3.3 <sup>***</sup>|3.1|3.2 <sup>***</sup>|3.1|3.3 <sup>***</sup>|
|Trust in local government|2.7|2.8 <sup>***</sup>|2.7|2.7|2.7|2.8 <sup>***</sup>|
|Trust in central government|2.6|2.7 <sup>***</sup>|2.6|2.7 <sup>***</sup>|2.5|2.8 <sup>***</sup>|
|<br>Trust in police|2.3|2.4 <sup>***</sup>|2.3|2.4 <sup>***</sup>|2.3|2.5 <sup>***</sup>|
|<br>Political attitudes|||||||
|Supports current political system|0.15|0.15|0.13|0.16 <sup>***</sup>|0.13|0.19 <sup>***</sup>|
|Supports Russian political system|0.17|0.25 <sup>***</sup>|0.16|0.24 <sup>***</sup>|0.19|0.22 <sup>**</sup>|
|Has no political system preference|0.29|0.14 <sup>***</sup>|0.33|0.15 <sup>***</sup>|0.28|0.14 <sup>***</sup>|
|Voted in last Presidential election|0.84|0.92 <sup>***</sup>|0.83|0.90 <sup>***</sup>|0.84|0.92 <sup>***</sup>|
|Is going to vote in local elections|0.75|0.84 <sup>***</sup>|0.74|0.82 <sup>***</sup>|0.75|0.85 <sup>***</sup>|
|Household (HH) characteristics|||||||
|HH size, people|6.0|5.9|6.1|5.8 <sup>***</sup>|6.1|5.5 <sup>***</sup>|
|Income per person, '000 Soms/month|3.4|3.7 <sup>***</sup>|3.3|3.7 <sup>***</sup>|3.4|3.7 <sup>***</sup>|
|Land size, ha|1.1|1.4 <sup>***</sup>|1.1|1.4 <sup>***</sup>|1.2|1.4 <sup>***</sup>|
|Livestock units, sheep equivalent|21.0|25.8 <sup>***</sup>|21.7|23.6 <sup>*</sup>|21.1|26.3 <sup>***</sup>|
|Number of cars|0.42|0.49 <sup>***</sup>|0.41|0.49 <sup>***</sup>|0.43|0.48 <sup>***</sup>|
|Asset index, HH level mean=100|98.0|127.2 <sup>***</sup>|90.6|124.7 <sup>***</sup>|98.8|128.8 <sup>***</sup>|
|Housing value, mln.Soms|0.93|0.83 <sup>***</sup>|0.93|0.86 <sup>***</sup>|0.91|0.86 <sup>**</sup>|
|Community characteristics<br>1|||||||
|<br>Population, '000 people|6.3|6.9 <sup>***</sup>|6.6|6.4|6.7|6.0 <sup>***</sup>|
|Kindergarden is available|0.45|0.52 <sup>***</sup>|0.46|0.49 <sup>**</sup>|0.47|0.50 <sup>*</sup>|
|<br>Medical point is available|0.47|0.59 <sup>***</sup>|0.49|0.54 <sup>***</sup>|0.49|0.56 <sup>***</sup>|
|Frequent energy interruptions|0.14|0.08 <sup>***</sup>|0.16|0.08 <sup>***</sup>|0.14|0.06 <sup>***</sup>|
|<br>Clean water availability, %|80|81|77|83 <sup>***</sup>|82|77 <sup>***</sup>|
|Irrigation water available, %|78|72 <sup>***</sup>|81|72 <sup>***</sup>|74|79 <sup>***</sup>|
|Number of attending people|145|168 <sup>***</sup>|147|159 <sup>**</sup>|149|163 <sup>**</sup>|

Sources: Life in Kyrgyzstan (LiK) Survey, 2011 and 2012 Note: 1/ Community data are from 2011 wave. Significant differences are indicated by * p<0.1, ** p<0.05, *** p<0.01.

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