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. 2012 Feb 29;142(4):781–787. doi: 10.3945/jn.111.148189

TABLE 1.

Sociodemographic status, household assets, and other characteristics of the rural and urban children aged 6 to 59 mo

Rural
Urban
n % n %
Sex
 Male 1081 49.9 388 51.0
 Female 1087 50.1 372 49.0
Maternal education1
 None 518 24.0 79 10.5
 Up to level 5 1047 48.5 219 29.2
 Level 6 and above 594 27.5 452 60.3
Mother had child that died
 At birth 315 14.5 105 13.9
 When <5 y old1 422 19.5 63 8.3
Household assets1
 Both electricity and cell phone 377 17.4 575 76.0
 Either electricity or cell phone 568 26.2 169 22.3
 Neither electricity nor cell phone 1222 56.4 13 1.7
Household characteristics
 Household fuel1
  Liquid petroleum gas 17 0.8 346 45.8
  Coal 130 6.0 172 22.8
  Wood 1986 91.6 203 26.8
  Other 34 1.6 35 4.6
 Flooring1
  Earth/clay 67 3.1 24 3.2
  Palm/bamboo 1796 82.9 223 29.5
  Other 304 14.0 509 67.3
 Roof type1
  Palm/bamboo 684 31.6 12 1.6
  Metal 978 45.1 479 63.4
  Tile 384 17.7 100 13.2
  Other 121 5.6 165 21.8
1

Pearson's chi-square test for proportions, < 0.001.