Table 1.
Respondents' and households' socio-economic and demographic characteristics
| Urban N = 2,483 (51%) |
Rural N = 2,390 (49%) |
Combined N = 4,873 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| No. of household residents: Mean (SD) | 5.1(2.0) | 3.9 (1.9) | 4.5 (2.0) |
| Age of respondent: Mean (SD) | 37.3 (14.0) | 46.0 (15.6) | 41.6 (15.4) |
| Sex (Female): n (%) | 2,180 (87.8) | 2,203 (88.7) | 4,383 (89.9) |
| Attended school: n (%) | 2,250 (90.6) | 1,336 (53.8) | 3,586 (73.6) |
| Years of education: Mean (SD) | 12.0 (3.9) | 8.6 (3.6) | 10.9 (4.1) |
| Average weekly food expenditure: mean (SD) | 3,760.9 (3,801.5) | 2,502.5 (2,702.9) | 3,143.2 (3,367.2) |
| Average weekly food cost: mean (SD) | 3,817.7 (3,831.5) | 3,154.9 (3,000.3) | 3,492.6 (3,464.5) |
| Per capita weekly food expenditure: Mean (SD) | 827.8 (904.6) | 734.4 (1,056.1) | 782.0 (982.9) |
| Per capita weekly food cost: Mean (SD) | 841.4 (913.4) | 919.5 (1,132.5) | 879.7 (1,027.3) |
| Household owns a radio: n (%) | 2,210 (89.0) | 1,975 (79.5) | 4,185 (86%) |
| Household owns a fridge: n (%) | 1,792 (72.2) | 426 (17.2) | 2,218 (45.6) |
| Household owns a TV: n (%) | 2,234 (90.0) | 1,145 (46.1) | 3,379 (69.5) |
| Household owns a bicycle: n (%) | 78 (3.1) | 598 (24.1) | 676 (13.9) |
| Household owns a motorcycle: n (%) | 298 (12.0) | 419 (16.9) | 717 (14.7) |
| Household owns a car: n (%) | 679 (27.3) | 131 (5.3) | 810 (16.7) |
| Household owns a kerosene lamp: n (%) | 2,402 (96.7) | 2,344 (94.4) | 4,746 (97.6) |
| Household owns a generator: n (%) | 519 (20.9) | 323 (13.0) | 842 (17.3) |
| Household owns a rechargeable lamp: n (%) | 963 (38.8) | 465 (18.7) | 1,428 (29.5) |
| SES quintiles (asset index) | |||
| Q1 (most poor) | 127 (5.1) | 848 (34.2) | 975 (20) |
| Q2 (very poor) | 310 (12.5) | 664 (26.7) | 974 (20) |
| Q3 (poor) | 542 (21.8) | 433 (17.4) | 975 (20) |
| Q4 (less poor) | 754 (30.4) | 221(8.9) | 975 (20) |
| Q5 (least poor) | 750 (30.2) | 224 (9.0) | 974 (20) |