Table 3.
Social and demographic information of respondents by major economic activity
| Characteristic |
Rubber |
Fishing |
Palm oil |
Others* |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 105 | n = 54 | n =183 | n = 66 | n = 408 | |
| Nature of temporary migrant | |||||
| Internal migrant |
91 (86.7) |
48 (88.9) |
181 (98.9) |
45 (68.2) |
365 (89.5) |
| Cross-border migrant |
14 (13.3) |
6 (11.1) |
2 (1.1) |
21 (31.8) |
43 (10.5) |
| Intention to move outwithin one year |
11 (10.5) |
5 (9.3) |
35 (19.1) |
15 (22.7) |
66 (16.2) |
| Household members | |||||
| Sum |
371 |
221 |
665 |
261 |
1518 |
| Mean ± SD |
3.5 ± 1.8 |
4.1 ± 2.1 |
3.6 ± 1.8 |
4.0 ± 2.2 |
3.7 ± 1.9 |
| Those with earning capacityǂ |
169 (45.6) |
82 (37.1) |
288 (43.3) |
118 (45.2) |
657 (43.3) |
| Median daily family income (kyat) |
6000 |
5000 |
4500 |
6000 |
5000 |
| Nature of respondents | |||||
| Male respondent |
56 (53.3) |
40 (74.1) |
106 (57.9) |
46 (69.7) |
248 (60.8) |
| Reported night time work |
24 (22.9) |
30 (55.6) |
12 (6.6) |
14 (21.2) |
80 (19.6) |
| Average level of education (years) |
5.1 ± 2.7 |
5.4 ± 2.3 |
5.1 ± 2.5 |
5.8 ± 2.4 |
5.2 ± 2.5 |
| Owned bed nets in households |
99 (94.3) |
48 (88.9) |
183 (100) |
63 (95.5) |
393 (96.3) |
| Number of bed nets owned |
230 |
104 |
488 |
141 |
963 |
| Proportion of ITNs/LLINs |
135 (58.7) |
47 (45.2) |
280 (57.4) |
73 (51.8) |
535 (55.6) |
| Ratio of ITN/LLIN to householders |
0.4 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
| Suspected malaria (reported) in one year | 87 (23.5) | 38 (17.2) | 212 (31.9) | 70 (26.8) | 407 (26.8) |
Percentages shown in parentheses; *Cross-border, forest-goers, or odd jobs; Approximate conversion rate US$ 1 = 1,000 kyat; ǂThose who can make earning from their livelihood.