Table 1. Characteristics of households surveyed with a child under 2 y of age in the PEARL Study.
| Characteristic | Côte D'Ivoire | Cameroon | Zambia | South Africa | Total | |||||
| N | Value | N | Value | N | Value | N | Value | N | Value | |
| Participation in survey | 1,682 | 1,579 (93.9%) | 2,425 | 2,403 (99.1%) | 2,302 | 2,089 (90.7%) | 2,939 | 1,924 (65.5%) | 9,348 | 7,995 (85.6%) |
| Water supply to household | 1,561 | 2,385 | 2,083 | 1,915 | 7,944 | |||||
| Piped water into house | 409 (26.2%) | 97 (4.1%) | 305 (14.6%) | 762 (39.8%) | 1,573 (19.8%) | |||||
| Piped water outside but available within plot | 749 (48.0%) | 302 (12.7%) | 279 (13.4%) | 937 (48.9%) | 2,267 (28.5%) | |||||
| Public tap | 130 (8.3%) | 1,472 (61.7%) | 488 (23.4%) | 177 (9.2%) | 2,267 (28.5%) | |||||
| Other | 273 (17.5%) | 514 (21.6%) | 1,011 (48.5%) | 39 (2.0%) | 1,837 (23.1%) | |||||
| Toilet facilities in household | 1,556 | 2,394 | 2,086 | 1,921 | 7,957 | |||||
| Flush toilet or pit latrine | 637 (40.9%) | 2,352 (98.2%) | 1,844 (88.4%) | 1,577 (82.1%) | 6,410 (80.6%) | |||||
| No facility | 919 (59.1%) | 42 (1.8%) | 242 (11.6%) | 344 (17.9%) | 1,547 (19.4%) | |||||
| Does your household have electricity? | 1,566 | 2,400 | 2,086 | 1,924 | 7,976 | |||||
| Yes | 1,491 (95.2%) | 1,597 (66.5%) | 685 (32.8%) | 1,826 (94.9%) | 5,599 (70.2%) | |||||
| No | 75 (4.8%) | 803 (33.5%) | 1,401 (67.2%) | 98 (5.1%) | 2,377 (29.8%) | |||||
| Does your household have a refrigerator? | 1,563 | 2,398 | 2,085 | 1,923 | 7,969 | |||||
| Yes | 303 (19.4%) | 296 (12.3%) | 458 (22.0%) | 1,444 (75.1%) | 2,501 (31.4%) | |||||
| No | 1,260 (80.6%) | 2,102 (87.7%) | 1,627 (78.0%) | 479 (24.9%) | 5,468 (68.6%) | |||||
| Main material of floor | 1,557 | 2,351 | 2,055 | 1,917 | 7,880 | |||||
| Finished floor (cement/tiles/wood planks) | 1,375 (88.3%) | 1,593 (67.8%) | 1,257 (61.2%) | 1,675 (87.4%) | 5,900 (74.9%) | |||||
| Natural floor (earth/mud/dung/sand) | 182 (11.7%) | 758 (32.2%) | 798 (38.8%) | 242 (12.6%) | 1,980 (25.1%) | |||||
| Does your household have a television? | 1,564 | 2,396 | 2,059 | 1,914 | 7,933 | |||||
| Yes | 1,188 (76.0%) | 1,243 (51.9%) | 797 (38.7%) | 1,558 (81.4%) | 4,786 (60.3%) | |||||
| No | 376 (24.0%) | 1,153 (48.1%) | 1,262 (61.3%) | 356 (18.6%) | 3,147 (39.7%) | |||||
| Does your household have a cell phone? | 1,563 | 2,393 | 2,075 | 1,912 | 7,943 | |||||
| Yes | 1,205 (77.1%) | 1,583 (66.2%) | 1,139 (54.9%) | 1,664 (87.0%) | 5,591 (70.4%) | |||||
| No | 358 (22.9%) | 810 (33.8%) | 936 (45.1%) | 248 (13.0%) | 2,352 (29.6%) | |||||