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Table 2 Distribution of community variables (N = 356)

From: Community social capital on the timing of sexual debut and teen birth in Nicaragua: a multilevel approach

Community-level characteristics

Mean

SD

Median

Interquartile range

Percentage of community inhabitants that have lived in the same community 10 or less years

17.7

13.3

14.8

9.3–23.1

Percentage of community inhabitants that are Catholic

46.4

23.9

44.4

26.6–64.7

Percentage of community inhabitants with no religion

14.9

10.6

13.3

7.1–21.4

Percentage of community inhabitants with secondary school or higher

43.1

27.0

40.7

18.5–64.5

Percentage of childbearing aged females with onset sexual debut (age 15 to 49 years)

85.5

8.05

85.7

80.6–91.3

Percentage of childbearing age women currently having a child (age 15 to 49 years)

71.9

11.0

72

64.7–80