Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of respondents and their households
| Â | Rural N = 863 | Urban N = 794 |
|---|---|---|
Information on respondent | Â | Â |
No of household residents: Mean (SD) | 4.9 (2.3) | 5.4 (2.2) |
Sex: Females n % | 739 (85.6) | 669 (84.3) |
Mean Age of respondent (SD) | 39.5 (15.4) | 39.8 (14.0) |
Attended school: n % | 732 (84.8) | 706 (88.9) |
Years of education: Mean (SD) | 8.6 (4.7) | 9.3 (5.5) |
*Status in households n % | Â | Â |
**Female head of household | 95 (11.0) | 56 (7.1) |
Male head of household | 101(11.7) | 87 (10.9) |
***Wife | 521 (60.4) | 527 (66.4) |
Grandmother | 21 (2.4) | 33 (4.2) |
Representative | 125 (14.5) | 91 (11.5) |
Occupation of household head n % | Â | Â |
Farmer | 73 (8.5) | 14 (1.8) |
Petty trading | 285 (33.0) | 260 (32.8) |
Government worker | 51 (5.9) | 131 (16.5) |
Employed in private sector | 41 (4.8) | 48 (6.0) |
Medium/big business | 48 (5.6) | 57 (7.2) |
Self-employed professional | 99 (11.5) | 104 (13.0) |
Unemployed | 222 (25.4) | 157 (19.8) |
Others | 44 (5.1) | 23 (2.9) |
Household Items Owned n % | Â | Â |
Radio | 793 (91.9) | 728 (91.7) |
Fridge | 489 (56.7) | 559 (70.4) |
TV | 678 (78.6) | 690 (86.9) |
Bicycle | 31 (3.6) | 76 (9.6) |
Motorcycle | 60 (7.0) | 77 (9.7) |
Motorcar | 135 (15.6) | 200 (25.2) |