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. 2009 Oct 14;9(Suppl 1):S4. doi: 10.1186/1472-698X-9-S1-S4

Table 1.

The household sample in the four districts.

Khairpur Haripur Khanewal Sialkot
Number of households 3249 2017 2400 2275
‘Vulnerable’ householdsa 51%(1690/3183) 23%(468/1982) 48%(1112/2360) 25% (582/2248)
Households in urban sites 26% (738/3249) 10% (200/2017) 18% (412/2400) 28% (622/2275)
Number of mothers of children under 60 months 3421 2091 2497 2414
Mothers with some formal education 17% (517/3410) 46% (949/2082) 27% (706/2494) 61% (1448/2403)
Number of children <60 months 4739 2682 3586 3535
Number of children 12-23 months 781 512 652 703

aThe household vulnerability variable is a composite variable intended as an indicator of socio-economic status.The variable is based on three factors:roof construction, crowding, and occupation of the main breadwinner. If two out of the three factors are adverse, the household is categorized as ‘vulnerable’.