Table 1 Crude and weighted wealth scores of selected wealth variables
Wealth variable | Response options | Crude score | Rescaled crude score | Assigned weight | Weighted score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Main roof material | Cement/concrete | 4 | 1.00 | 5 | 5.00 |
Corrugated iron | 3 | 0.67 | 3.35 | ||
Wood planks/wood | 2 | 0.33 | 1.65 | ||
Thatch / leaf/reed/bamboo | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Type of toilet facility | Flush to septic tank/sewer system/pit latrine | 6 | 1.00 | 4 | 4.00 |
Ventilated improved pit latrine (VIP) | 5 | 0.80 | 3.20 | ||
Pit latrine with slab | 4 | 0.60 | 2.40 | ||
Pit latrine without slab / open pit | 3 | 0.40 | 1.60 | ||
Composting toilet | 2 | 0.20 | 0.80 | ||
No facility / bush / field | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Educational attainment | Higher | 6 | 1.00 | 3 | 3.00 |
Complete secondary | 5 | 0.80 | 2.40 | ||
Incomplete secondary | 4 | 0.60 | 1.80 | ||
Complete primary | 3 | 0.40 | 1.20 | ||
Incomplete primary | 2 | 0.20 | 0.60 | ||
No education | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Household owns table | Yes | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 2.00 |
No | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Household has radio | Yes | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 |
No | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |