Table 4.
Total household expenditure and its components expressed as a percentage of the respondent’s salary
| Percentage category |
Food |
Education* |
Dependents |
Rent |
#Utilities |
Transport |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| 20 or less |
59 |
35.8 |
61 |
37.0 |
117 |
71.0 |
151 |
91.5 |
130 |
78.8 |
142 |
86.1 |
| 21–50 |
68 |
41.2 |
39 |
23.6 |
37 |
22.4 |
6 |
3.7 |
26 |
15.8 |
14 |
8.5 |
| 51–100 |
25 |
15.2 |
34 |
20.6 |
5 |
3.0 |
3 |
1.8 |
5 |
3.0 |
4 |
2.4 |
| Above 100 |
5 |
3.0 |
27 |
16.4 |
3 |
1.8 |
2 |
1.2 |
2 |
1.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Missing |
8 |
4.8 |
4 |
2.4 |
3 |
1.8 |
3 |
1.8 |
2 |
1.2 |
5 |
3.0 |
| Total | 165 | 100 | 165 | 100 | 165 | 100 | 165 | 100 | 165 | 100 | 165 | 100 |
*Education refers to termly school fees paid in September. Health workers were asked for their previous month’s expenditure (data were collected in October).
#Utilities include water, electricity, fuel for generators, recharge cards for cell phones (communication).