Table 1 Background and household characteristics of the study participants
Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Individual participants characteristics (n = 183,757) | ||
 Gender of the participants | ||
  Male | 91,414 | 49.8 |
  Female | 92,343 | 50.3 |
 Age of the participants | ||
  Children (0–14 yrs.) | 58,298 | 31.7 |
  Working age (15–64 yrs.) | 115,883 | 63.1 |
  Elderly (65 yrs. and above) | 9,576 | 5.2 |
Number of Households | 45,423 | |
Number of individuals | 183,757 | |
Number of hospitalizations | 3,220 | |
Household characteristics (n = 45,423) | ||
 Number of female members | ||
  None | 310 | 0.7 |
  One | 15,383 | 33.9 |
  2 and more | 29,730 | 65.5 |
 Number of U5 children |  |  |
  None | 27,820 | 61.3 |
  One | 14,201 | 31.3 |
  2 and more | 3,402 | 7.5 |
 Number of elder members (65 years & above) | ||
  None | 37,192 | 81.9 |
  One | 6,925 | 15.3 |
  2 and more | 1,306 | 2.9 |
 Number of earning members |  |  |
  One | 34,098 | 75.1 |
  Two | 8,802 | 19.4 |
  3 and more | 2,523 | 5.6 |
 Number of members suffering from chronic illness/disability in last 12 months | ||
  None | 23,423 | 51.6 |
  One | 13,357 | 29.4 |
  Two | 6,676 | 14.7 |
  3 and more | 1,967 | 4.3 |
 Number of members hospitalized in last 12 months | ||
  None | 42,410 | 93.4 |
  One | 2,837 | 6.3 |
  2 and more | 176 | 0.4 |
 Household size | ||
  1–2 | 6,288 | 13.8 |
  3–4 | 23,877 | 52.6 |
  5 and above | 15,258 | 33.6 |
Mean household size (Mean ± SD) | 4.1 ± 1.6 | |
 Administrative division | ||
  Barishal | 4,234 | 9.3 |
  Chattogram | 7,801 | 17.2 |
  Dhaka | 9,223 | 20.3 |
  Khulna | 7,135 | 15.7 |
  Mymensingh | 2,849 | 6.3 |
  Rajshahi | 5,642 | 12.4 |
  Rangpur | 5,685 | 12.5 |
  Sylhet | 2,854 | 6.3 |
 Place of residence | ||
  Rural | 31,621 | 69.6 |
  Urban | 13,802 | 30.4 |
 Wealth quintiles | ||
  Lowest 20% | 9,332 | 20.5 |
  2nd | 8,824 | 19.4 |
  3rd | 9,069 | 20.0 |
  4th | 9,203 | 20.3 |
  Upper 20% | 8,995 | 19.8 |