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. 2012 Sep 4;7(9):e39746. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039746

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).