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. 2011 Aug 18;11:10. doi: 10.1186/1472-698X-11-10

Table 4.

Description of population groups

LSMS 2007 MICS UNDP
General Population Roma Poorest 20% General Population Roma Poorest 20% Non-Roma living nearby to settlement Roma Poorest 20%

Gender

Male 48.6% 50.4% 47.7% 48.3% 49.9% 49.1% 77.2% 78.4% 77.1%

Female 51.4% 49.6% 52.3% 51.7% 50.1% 50.9% 22.8% 21.6% 22.9%

Urban/Rural

Urban 58.4% 45.8% 35.6% 61.7% 69.4% 14.6% 56.1% 27.7% 52.5%

Rural 41.6% 54.2% 64.4% 38.3% 30.6% 85.4% 43.9% 72.3% 47.5%

Age

0-14 13.4% 34.4% 13.4% 22.4% 36.5% 20.5%

15-29 20.4% 23.9% 15.2% 19.5% 26.2% 16.3% 8.6% 15.1% 11.0%

30-49 27.1% 26.5% 23.5% 27.7% 24.0% 23.2% 43.0% 42.8% 48.3%

50 and over 39.0% 15.1% 48.0% 30.4% 13.3% 40.1% 48.4% 42.1% 40.8%

Wealth Quintiles

Poorest NA 65.5% 100% NA 66.8% 100% NA 33.2% 100%

Second 26.6% 21.3% 20.6% 12.2% 24.3% 22.6%

Middle 26.5% 9.6% 21.3% 5.5% 24.7% 18.5%

Fourth 24.7% 3.5% 21.7% 1.8% 25.1% 14.9%

Richest 22.2% 0% 21.7% 0.5% 25.9% 10.7%