Table 2.

Socio-economic household characteristics

Characteristic	Mean	SD	Min	Max	SE	N
Monthly rent for the house (in Taka)	801.4	770.9	0	14000	17.7	1903
How many rooms do you have	1.89	2.2	0	19	0.1	1888
Family size (number of family members)	4.3	1.6	1	13	0.04	1905
Persons living in the same room	4	2.4	1	47	0.1	1905
Persons sharing same meals	4.4	2.5	1	54	0.1	1905
Family members earning income	1.7	0.9	0	6	0.02	1902
Monthly family income (in Taka)	6979.7	5149.5	0	140000	118	1905
Working hours per day	7.8	3.2	0	24	0.1	1894
How many family members smoke	0.7	0.6	0	6	0.01	1905
				Category	%	N
Light sufficiency in the house				Yes	26	495
				No	74	1408
Family has household item				Radio	5.7	109
				TV	33.4	635
				Gas burner	28.3	539
				Electric fan	69.4	1321
				Tape/CD/VCD	17.2	327
				Refrigerator	1.5	28
Is your house provisional or permanent				Provisional	91.5	1734
				Permanent	8.5	161
Room is used also for other purposes except living				Yes	30.1	568
				No	69.9	1317
Room is sufficient for family				Yes	23.2	433
				No	76.8	1435
Housing index				Kutcha	16.6	309
				Semi-pucca	52.9	986
				Pucca	30.5	567
Cooking material				Straw, wood	61.7	1174
				Kerosene	1.6	30
				Gas, electric	36.4	699
Type of water supply				Surface water	9.6	180
				Piped water	53.4	1004
Type of toilet facility				Open latrine	26.2	499
				Pit latrine	59.6	1135
				Septic tank	14.2	269
Type of garbage disposal				Open space	79.1	1501
				Bin outside house	13.5	256
				Collected	7.4	141
Do you have a job contract				Yes	4.8	91
				No	95.2	1798
Do you think that your job is harmful to your health				Yes	22.2	420
				No	77.8	1476
Do you like your job				I like it very much	5.5	103
				I like it	62.3	1169
				Its ok	18.1	340
				I don't like it	13	243
				I very much dislike it	1.1	21

Descriptive statistics for variables used in the study. The variables were gained through a cohort study in 2009 (baseline data).