**Table 2: Definition of variables and descriptive** statistics

|||**_OL_**<br>**_(n=58_**|**_S_**<br>**_6)_**|**_First diff_**<br>**_(n=1_**|**_erenced_**<br>**_512)_**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**_Variable Nam_**|**_e Description_**|<br>**_Mean_**|<br>**_SD_**|**_Mean_**|**_SD_**|
|**_bep"iu-rmva=,_**|||**_-e_**|||
|bmi|Body mass index|20.346|3.443|0.032|1.018|
|**_Pas_**<br>t|**_ere_**<br>=I if a tadl_15 5_<br>**_o_**<br>0 die pat0-3months e<br>0<br>o0.00U|0.01.|0.303||.139|
|Past3mo|<br>=1 ifanyadult l5-5diedpastO-3<br>months,else0<br>|0.017<br>|0.130<br>|-0.001<br>|0.139<br>|
|Past6mo|=1 if any adult died past 4-6 months, else 0|0.015<br>|0.123<br>|-0.015<br>|0.202<br>|
|Past9mo<br>|=1 if any adult died past 7-9 months, else 0<br>|0.012<br>|0.109<br>|-0.016<br>|0.195<br>|
|futr3mo|=1 if any adult died innext 0-3 months, else 0|0.017|0.130|-0.005|0.156|
|<br>futr6mo|<br>=1 if any adult died in next 4-6 months, else 0|0.005<br>|0.071<br>|-0.003<br>|0.121<br>|
|futr9mo|=1 if anyadultdiedinnext7-9months,elseO|0.012|0.109|-0.005|0.121|
|<br>pst3_dur|<br>Interaction: past3mo*durbadlt|0.091|1.600|0.011|1.524|
|<br>pst6dur<br>|<br>Interaction: past6mo*durbadlt<br>|0.016<br>|0.229<br>|-0.046<br>|0.808<br>|
|pst9 dur|Interaction: past9mo*durbadlt|2.489|42.517|-0.038|1.262|
|<br>futr3_dur|<br>Interaction: fut3_dur*durbadlt|0.032<br>|0.468<br>|-0.004<br>|0.426<br>|
|futr6dur|Interaction: fut6dur*durbadlt|0.018|0.403|-0.006|0.615|
|_<br>futr9_dur|_<br>Interaction: fut9_dur*durbadlt|<br>0.011|0.201<br>|0.007<br>|0.286<br>|
|spsdth<br>|=1 if spouse died since previous wave/past 6 months<br>|0.007<br>|0.082<br>|-0.007<br>|0.141<br>|
|Spsd durb|Interaction: spsdth*durbadlt|0.014|0.344|-0.010|0.721|
|goodfloor<br>|=I if house has non-dirt floor<br>|0.135<br>|0.343<br>|||
|landown|Acres of land owned by household|5.221|5.719|||
|durbadlt|Value of durable goods/adult/1000<br>|10.228<br>|59.840<br>|0.224|9.158|
|homeown|=1 if respondent owns dwelling|0.640|0.480|||
|headage<br>|<br>Age of household head<br>|61.250<br>|13.823<br>|0.593<br>|3.868<br>|
|headeduc|Years of schooling ofhead|3.381|2.932|-0.017|0.723|
|_D_<br>**_OrAP_**|_cluacerstIC oft)wresp*?''ndSht_|||||
|<br>age55 59|<br>=1 if age 55-59, else 0|0.224|0.417|-0.007|0.212|
|<br>age60_64|=1 if age 60-64, else 0|0.200<br>|0.400<br>|0.007<br>|0.210<br>|
|age65 69|=1 if age 65-69, else 0|0.143|0.351|0.000<br>|0.193<br>|
|<br>age7074<br>|<br>=1 if age 70-74, else 0<br>|0.094<br>|0.292<br>|0.010<br>|0.164<br>|
|age75pl|=1 if age 75 or greater, else 0<br>|0.174<br>|0.379<br>|0.009|0.092|
|female<br>|=1 if female, else 0<br>|0.534<br>|0.499<br>|||
|Educ|=1 if any formal education, else 0|0.493|0.500|||
|ownkids<br>|<br>Number of own living children here and away<br>|6.420<br>|4.832<br>|-0.030<br>|0.335<br>|
|Kids fem<br>widow|Interaction: allkids* female<br>=1 if widow/er, else 0|2.399<br>0.350<br>|3.102<br>0.477<br>|-0.026<br>|0.172<br>|
|Head|=1 if head of household, else 0|0.637|0.481|0.007|0.106|
|parent|=1 if parent of head of household, else 0|0.114<br>|0.318<br>|0.001<br>|0.103<br>|
|nadults<br>|Number of household members 15-50<br>|3.684<br>|2.066<br>|-0.017<br>|1.017<br>|
|nteens|Number of household members 7-14|1.551|1.448|-0.029|0.639|
|nkids|Number of household members 0-6<br>|1.043|1.412|-0.046|0.723|
|**_Houseka_**<br>><br>lF7777|git<br>7/77|||X|0?,?,|
|good h20<br>|<br>=1 if household has piped water or covered well<br>|0.193<br>|0.395<br>|||
|no toilet|=1 if dwelling has no toilet or latrine|0.043|0.202|||
|hlthfac|=I if health facility within 5km, else 0<br>|0.737<br>|0.441<br>|||
|admrt|1991 mortality rate/1000 of those 15 and older|16.442|7.713|||
|rdimpass|<br>=1 if road is impassable part of year, else 0|0.459|0.499|||
|<br>Epidemic<br>|<br>=I if community had epidemic in past 6 months, else 0<br>|0.224<br>|0.417<br>|0.005|0.552|
|Urban|=1 if urban residence, else 0|0.258|0.438|||
|pvt transfers|log of remittances received by all household members except|7.150|2.710|0.806|3.038|
||<br>resondent since last wave/6 months|||||
|transdth|p<br>Interaction: pvt transfers*dummy<br>variable for adult death since|0.051|0.620|-0.071|2.092|
|_|<br>last wave/6 months|||||
|assistance|lo of assistance from ovt and NGOs to household since last|5305|3221|1.340|4.164|
||g g<br>wave/6 months|.|.|||
|Atdth|<br>Itti itn*dmm<br>variable for adult death since last|0044|0531|0013|1508|
|ss_|neracon: asssaceuy<br> <br>wave/6 months|.|.|.|.|

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