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*
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

*These are weighted results as different strata compositions were used in 2002/3 and 2005/6.

¶The same items were used in 2002/3 and 2005/6 but asset weights and cut-offs were done separately for each survey. Unequal quintiles are due to lumping. An asset index was not constructed for those who had missing asset variables.

UNHS = Uganda National Household Survey.