Community and household socioeconomic factors associated with pesticide-using, small farm household members' health: a multi-level, longitudinal analysis

Table 1 Community (level II) descriptive statistics (n = 24)

Variables	# of Communities	Continuous (range, median, mean (SD)
Parish proportion of households with unsatisfied basic needs*
< 0.8	3
0.8 to < 0.9	11
0.9+	10	0.59 - 1.0, 0.85, 0.85 (0.13)
Community organizations (#)
0-1	5	#/100 families
2-3	12
4-7	7	0 - 7.8, 2.3, 2.9 (2.2)
Community Intervention Scores:
Coverage^		0-32.7, 20.1, 18.8 (20.1)
Intensity+		0-22, 14.5, 12.8 (8.1)

* Unsatisfied basic needs index is the proportion of the parish population who suffer persistent deficits in at least one of housing (absence of electricity, potable water, sewage, space), health (access to trained health professionals), education (illiteracy, less than primary school), and employment. ²²
^ Coverage is the average percentage attendance (i.e. per 100 community members) across intervention events.
+ Intensity combines frequency and focus (individual, group or community) of the interventions

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