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. 2014 Oct;48(6):906–915. doi: 10.1590/S0034-8910.2014048005284

Table 1. Sociodemographic profile of Bom Jesus, Province of Luanda, Angola, 2010. (N = 1,596).

Households n %
Urban zone 901 56.5
Rural zone 695 3.5
Traditional housing 1,443 90.4
Brick/Concrete housing 153 9.6
Number of divisions
 1 to 2 1,063 67.6
 3 to 7 504 32.6
 ≥ 8 29 1.8
With electricity 815 51.1
Without electricity 781 48.9
With potable water 573 35.9
Without potable water 1,023 64.1
With public waste collection service 602 37.7
Without public waste collection service 994 62.3
Owned house 1,297 81.3
Rented house 299 19.7
With appliances 1,092 68.4
Without appliances 504 31.6
Population
 Urban area 4,255 62.6
 Rural area 2,539 37.4
 Men 3,342 49.2
 Women 3,452 50.8
 15 to 29 years 4,886 71.9
 ≥ 30 years 1,908 28.1
 Kimbundu ethnicity 4,483 66.0
 Umbundu ethnicity 2,258 33.2
 Kikongo and others 53 0.8
< 5 years old
 ≤ 1 month 54 4.5
 2 to 11 months 250 20.7
 12 to 59 months 905 74.9
 Urban zone 846 70.0
 Rural zone 363 30.0
 Male 583 48.2
 Female 626 51.8
 Kimbundu ethnicity 802 66.3
 Umbundu ethnicity 391 32.4
 Kikongo and others 16 1.3
Birth order
 1 287 23.7
 2 to 4 704 58.3
 > 5 218 18.0
Presence of birth certificate
 Yes 225 18.6
 No 984 81.4
Number of children    
 ≤ 4 939 77.7
 > 4 270 22.3
Head of household’s salary (minimum wage equivalents)
 ≤ 5 704 58.2
 > 5 505 41.8

Source: Bom Jesus Immunization survey, 2010.

% N Vac: percentage of unvaccinated children; % Vac: percentage of vaccinated children