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Table 2 Socioeconomic characteristics of localities within urban Windhoek

From: A step too far? Making health equity interventions in Namibia more sufficient

Indicator

Outer Katutura (north and west)

Inner Katutura

Khomasdal & Windhoek NW

Southern Windhoek

Individuals over 15 & unemployed (%)

33.3

27.3

10.9

3.4

Population over 5 & never attended school (%)

9.8

6.3

1.7

0.8

Households living in informal housing (%)

97.4

7.6

0.6

0.2

Average household size

3.7

5.0

4.1

3.0

Households with monthly average income <Rand 800 (subsistence level) (%)

71.2

32.5

13.7

4.0

Households with monthly average income <Rand 500 (%)

99.5

89.2

59.5

19.1

  1. Source: 1995 sample census [14]