Table 1. Poverty Characteristics of the three studied areas.
Area | Population size | Secondary school education | Female headed households | Proportion employed in the formal sector | Poverty head-count | Proportion of households using electricity for light |
Ngwenya | 13602 | 7% | 25% | 30–60% | 50% | <4.8% |
Kauma | 13203 | 7% | 25% | 30–60% | 64% | 4.8–10% |
Chinsapo | 34692 | 7% | 25% | 30–60% | 50% | <4.8% |
Source: Projections based on Malawi 1998 Census and indicators are from Malawi – An Atlas of Social Statistics (2002).