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Table 5 Children’s involvement in daily activities, by village

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

Cluster

Category

Village closer to Nzime’s village Frequency (n = 44)

Village further to Nzime’s village Frequency (n = 58)

Results of two-proportion tests

  

N

%

N

%

Z

Subsistence-related activities

Household maintenance

43

97.7

54

93.1

−1.07

Hunting

16

36.4

30

51.7

1.54

Gathering

20

45.5

30

51.7

0.63

Agricultural Work

7

15.9

25

43.1

2.93***

Fishing

14

31.8

12

20.7

−1.28

Handicraft

4

9.1

8

13.8

0.73

Non-subsistence related activities

Plays

23

52.3

37

63.8

1.17

Maintenance

7

15.9

18

31

1.76*

Traditional songs. tales and dances

3

6.8

6

10.3

0.62

Recently introduced activities

Listening to music

17

38.6

29

50

1.14

School

6

13.6

16

27.6

1.7*

Other activities

8

18.2

5

8.6

−1.43

Football

6

13.6

7

12.1

−0.24

Alcohol drinking

1

2.3

11

19

2.59**

Socializing

4

9.1

2

3.4

−1.2

  1. * p > .1; **p < .05; ***p < .01