Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents by programme areas and sex (%).
| Peri-urban (Kampala and Mukono) areas | Rural (Eastern Districts) areas* | |
| Household Characteristics | ||
| Household size | 4.3 | 5.6 |
| Female-headed households | 23.5 | 18.5 |
| HH having at least one pregnant woman | 22.3 | 33.9 |
| HH having at least one under- five child | 77.7 | 66.1 |
| Household head's highest level of schooling | ||
| None | 16.7 | 12.8 |
| Primary Level | 37.8 | 29.0 |
| > Primary Level | 45.5 | 58.2 |
| Household head's main occupation | ||
| Farming | 2.0 | 17.8 |
| Wage labor | 22.8 | 14.9 |
| Non-agricultural self-employment | 59.1 | 51.0 |
| Government/private Service | 15.9 | 16.3 |
| Household asset quintiles | ||
| Poorest (1st Quintile) | 1.7 | 57.9 |
| 3rd Quintile | 37.8 | 8.7 |
| Least Poor (5th Quintile) | 40.9 | 0.9 |
| Self-rated poverty status of HH | ||
| Chronic deficit | 6.2 | 10.3 |
| Occasional deficit | 21.1 | 30.4 |
| Break-even/No deficit | 66.1 | 56.9 |
| N | 3,248 | 6,986 |
*Eastern Districts areas include Jinja, Iganga, Bugiri and Busia districts.