Table 2. Household and lifestyle characteristics.
Characteristic category | Sub-category | Number of households (N = 667) | |
n | % | ||
Living environment | Self-owned home | 556 | 83 |
Cement floor | 568 | 85 | |
Cement block wall | 627 | 94 | |
Reinforced concrete cement roof | 139 | 21 | |
Access to utilities | Improved sanitation facility | 654 | 98 |
Natural gas | 521 | 78 | |
Electricity | 509 | 76 | |
Improved drinking-water source | 455 | 68 | |
Ownership of kitchen appliances | Stovea | 550 | 91 |
Refrigerator | 140 | 21 | |
Cooking range | 60 | 9 | |
Microwave | 8 | 1 | |
Ownership of or access to communication technology | Mobile phone | 553 | 83 |
Cable television | 459 | 69 | |
Computer | 30 | 4 | |
Transportation | Motorcycle | 129 | 19 |
Bicycle | 42 | 6 | |
Motor vehicle | 16 | 2 |
The question regarding ownership of a stove was added at a later date, therefore responses were only available for 603 households (550/603 = 91%).