Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of heads of households
| Characteristic | Total | Urban | Rural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |||
| Total | 700 | (100) | 350 | (100) | 350 | (100) | ||
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| < 65 | 572 | (81.7) | 281 | (80.3) | 291 | (83.1) | ||
| ≥ 65 | 128 | (18.3) | 69 | (19.7) | 59 | (16.9) | ||
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 583 | (83.3) | 283 | (80.9) | 300 | (85.7) | ||
| Female | 117 | (16.7) | 67 | (19.1) | 50 | (14.3) | ||
| Education | ||||||||
| Illiterate | 20 | (2.9) | 7 | (2.0) | 13 | (3.7) | ||
| Low education level | 263 | (37.6) | 56 | (16.0) | 207 | (59.1) | ||
| Medium education level | 295 | (42.1) | 178 | (50.9) | 117 | (33.4) | ||
| High education level | 120 | (17.1) | 107 | (30.6) | 13 | (3.7) | ||
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Agricultural sector | 148 | (21.1) | 30 | (8.8) | 118 | (34.4) | ||
| Irregularly paid job | 128 | (18.3) | 45 | (13.3) | 83 | (24.2) | ||
| Skilled job | 90 | (12.9) | 39 | (11.5) | 51 | (14.9) | ||
| Self-employed business | 124 | (17.7) | 103 | (30.4) | 21 | (6.1) | ||
| Government staff | 54 | (7.7) | 39 | (11.5) | 15 | (4.4) | ||
| Dependent | 138 | (19.7) | 83 | (24.5) | 55 | (16.0) | ||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Single | 26 | (3.7) | 14 | (4.0) | 12 | (3.4) | ||
| Married | 564 | (80.6) | 275 | (78.6) | 289 | (82.6) | ||
| Widow/widower | 104 | (14.9) | 55 | (15.7) | 49 | (14.0) | ||
| Divorced/Separated | 6 | (0.9) | 6 | (1.7) | 0 | (0) | ||
| Size of family | ||||||||
| ≤ 4 family members | 402 | (57.4) | 204 | (58.3) | 198 | (56.6) | ||
| > 4 family members | 298 | (42.6) | 146 | (41.7) | 152 | (43.4) | ||
| Annual household expenditure per capita (quintiles) US$ | ||||||||
| Quintile 1 (20–260)a | 140 | (20.0) | 53 | (15.1) | 87 | (24.9) | ||
| Quintile 2 (261–334)a | 140 | (20.0) | 58 | (16.6) | 82 | (23.4) | ||
| Quintile 3 (335–429)a | 140 | (20.0) | 60 | (17.1) | 80 | (22.9) | ||
| Quintile 4 (430–573)a | 140 | (20.0) | 82 | (23.4) | 58 | (16.6) | ||
| Quintile 5 (573–1,953)a | 140 | (20.0) | 97 | (27.7) | 43 | (12.3) | ||
a Based on a currency exchange rate of 855 kyats (Myanmar currency) to US$1