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. 2015 Oct;21(10):1824–1826. doi: 10.3201/eid2110.141657

Table. Characteristics of refugees living on the Thailand–Myanmar border who participated in taeniasis study and their households, 2012*.

Characteristic
Finding
Refugees, n = 738
Age, y, median (IQR); mean (SD) 18 (7–35); 23.7 (19.8)
Education, y, median (IQR); mean (SD) 1 (0–5); 2.8 (3.6)
Lived in camp, y, median (IQR); mean (SD) 11 (4–16); 9.9 (5.9)
Female sex, no. (%) 394 (53.4)
Unemployed, no. (%) 575 (80.0)
Households, n = 205
No. residents, median (IQR); mean (SD) 4 (4–6); 4.3 (1.9)
Main floor elevated, no. (%) 169 (83.7)
Main floor cement or bamboo, no. (%) 198 (98.5)
Latrine in yard, no. (%) 170 (83.7)
Water runs from tap to house, no. (%) 35 (17.2)
At least 1 pig, no. (%) 138 (67.3)

*IQR, interquartile range.