Table 1 The Socio-demographic Characteristics of Poor and Rural Residents in the UNHS 2002/3 and 2005/6 surveys
Category | 2002/3 | 2005/6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent |
Male | 24,567 | 47.1 | 20,689 | 49.0 |
Female | 25,945 | 49.9 | 20,594 | 48.8 |
Missing | 1,575 | 3.0 | 942 | 2.2 |
Total | 52,088 | 100.0 | 42,227 | 100.0 |
Residence* | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Rural | 44,447 | 85.3 | 35,537 | 84.2 |
Urban | 7,641 | 14.7 | 6,689 | 15.8 |
Total | 52,088 | 100.0 | 42,227 | 100.0 |
Wealth Quintiles¶ |  |  |  |  |
Quintile 1 | 13,572 | 27.4 | 7,060 | 17.7 |
Quintile 2 | 12,680 | 25.5 | 8,115 | 20.3 |
Quintile 3 | 9,759 | 19.6 | 8,682 | 21.7 |
Quintile 4 | 7,561 | 15.2 | 8,272 | 20.7 |
Quintile 5 | 5,982 | 12.3 | 7,818 | 19.6 |
Total | 49,557 | 100.0 | 39,955 | 100.0 |