Table 1 Summary of wealth ranking exercise
From: Community perceptions and factors influencing utilization of health services in Uganda
Socioeconomic characteristic | 'Abagaiga'– The least poor | 'Abafuni'– (The Medium wealth category) | Abaavu – The poorest |
|---|---|---|---|
Income (financial capital) | Income generating activity e.g. shop or other business with capitalization from 400,000 – 1 million UGX | Low earning, unable to save | - Unable to raise small amounts (2,000 Ushs) in a crisis e.g. police bond or cannot have on them 1000 Ushs - Lacks a job that can bring in daily income - May have small amount of capital from 20,000 – 30,000 Ushs |
Assets (physical and natural capital) | Means of transport – car or motorcycle; House – building materials – bricks, plastered walls, iron sheets, glass windows; state of maintenance and surrounding compound as important as building materials; Farmed land up to 5 acres | Cows, goats, hens with value up to 100,000 Ushs | Doesn't have anything Squalid home Poor beddings No material things to sell |
Occupation | Self-employed in some business | Primary school teachers, petty traders | Does not work due to advanced age, illness, irresponsible social behavior, appearance (cannot obtain employment) Employment of casual nature |
Ability to survive | Can obtain all needs in a timely manner without straining themselves | Can solve problems of magnitude up to 100,000 | - Lives hand to mouth - Cannot survive without borrowing or asking for assistance - Survives on social/community support e.g. needs to borrow or ask for help to obtain certain elements for survival - Usually lacks close family relatives |