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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of outcomes

From: Considering the benefits of hosting refugees: evidence of refugee camps influencing local labour market activity and economic welfare in Rwanda

 

< 10 km

> 20 km

Total

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Primary daily activity

 Wage employment***

0.20

0.40

0.12

0.33

1632

 Self-employment (business)*

0.11

0.32

0.08

0.27

1632

 Farming/livestock***

0.68

0.47

0.80

0.40

1632

Secondary activity of farming/livestock

 Wage employment

0.41

0.49

0.40

0.49

1205

 Self-employment**

0.13

0.34

0.08

0.28

1205

Asset ownership index (leisure items)***

0.03

0.98

-0.31

0.78

913

Subjective economic situation (1–5)**

2.19

0.99

2.02

0.88

913

  1. Note: *** indicates statistically significant mean difference across groups at the 1% level; ** at the 5% level. The five-point Likert scale for subjective economic situation ranges from 1 (very difficult) to 5 (very comfortable)