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. 2023 Jul 26;23:1431. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16346-8

Table 2.

The dimensions, indicators, deprivation cutoffs and weights of household living standard

Dimension Indicator Deprived if Weight
Lighting Electricity Access The household has no access to electricity. 1/6
Cooking Modern Cooking Fuels The household has no clean cooking fuels (electricity, natural gas, kerosene or biogas). 1/6
Sanitation Facility Improved Sanitation The household does not have the followings: improved toilet facility (flush toilet, flush to piped sewer system, flush to septic tank, flush to pit latrine, pit latrine with slab or ventilated improved pit latrine), no sharing the toilet with other households, and improved hand washing materials (liquid/bar soap or detergent) 1/6
Drinking Water Improved Drinking Water The household does not have the improved source of drinking water (piped water, tube well/borehole, protected dug well, rainwater, tanker or bottled water) or does not treat water to make safer for drinking. 1/6
Housing Improved housing Materials The household does not have the followings: improved floor (parquet or polished wood, vinyl or asphalt strips, ceramic tiles or cement), improved roof (metal, wood, calamine/ cement fiber, ceramic tiles, cement or roofing shingles) and improved main wall (tin, cement, bricks, cement blocks or shingles). 1/6
Assets Ownership Household Assets The household does not own more than one water pump, air conditioner, computer, mobile telephone, radio, TV, refrigerator, bike and does not own a car or truck. 1/6
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