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Table 2 Children’s involvement in daily activities. For the full sample and by sex

From: Children’s daily activities and knowledge acquisition: A case study among the Baka from southeastern Cameroon

Cluster

Category

Full sample

Girls

Boys

Results of two-proportion tests

Frequency (n = 102)

Frequency (n = 49)

Frequency (n = 53)

N

%

N

%

N

%

Z

Subsistence-related activities

Household maintenance

97

95.1

49

100

48

90.6

2.2**

Gathering

50

49.0

28

57.1

22

41.5

1.57

Hunting

46

45.1

9

18.4

37

69.8

−5.21***

Agricultural work

32

31.4

18

36.7

14

26.4

1.12

Fishing

26

25.5

17

34.7

9

17

2.05**

Handicraft

12

11.8

3

6.1

9

17

−1.71*

Non-subsistence related activities

Plays

60

58.8

29

59.2

31

58.5

0.07

Maintenance

25

24.5

9

18.4

16

30.2

−1.38

Traditional songs, tales and dances

9

8.8

6

12.2

3

5.7

1.16

Recently introduced activities

Listening to music

46

45.1

25

51

21

39.6

1.16

School

22

21.6

11

22.4

11

20.8

0.2

Other activities

13

12.7

4

8.2

9

17

−1.33

Football

13

12.7

1

2

12

22.6

−3.12***

Alcohol drinking

12

11.8

5

10.2

7

13.2

−0.47

Socializing

6

5.9

1

2

5

9.4

−1.59

  1. *p > .1; **p < .05; ***p < .01