Table 1.
Percent distribution of household characteristics in the UDHS 2011 and the current survey
| Characteristic | UDHS 2011 | Survey | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| n = 2551 | n = 6482 | n = 1401a | |
| Household Headshipb | |||
| Male | 69.0 | 70.8 | 456 (61.5) |
| Female | 31.0 | 29.2 | 286 (38.5) |
| Main water sourcec | |||
| River | NA | NA | 2 (0.1) |
| Well/Spring | 12.5 | 28.4 | 10 (0.7) |
| Borehole | 11.8 | 43.9 | 1370 (97.9) |
| Rain catchment | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1 (0.1) |
| Water tap in house/plot | 27.9 | 1.5 | 0 (0.0) |
| Trench | NA | NA | 8 (0.6) |
| Dam | NA | NA | 9 (0.6) |
| Stand pipe/public tap | 38.9 | 8.2 | NA |
| Bottle water | 4.6 | 0.4 | NA |
| Tanker truck/vendor | 2.2 | 0.9 | NA |
| Surface water | 1.0 | 14.6 | NA |
| Other | 0.6 | 0.8 | NA |
| Toilet | |||
| Pit latrine | 67.4 | 83.4 | 501 (35.8) |
| VIP latrine | 18.6 | 4.2 | 12 (0.9) |
| Flush toilet | 11.3 | 0.3 | 0 (0.0) |
| Other toilet | 0.8 | 0.6 | 4 (0.3) |
| Toilet type not specified | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20 (1.4) |
| No facility | 1.8 | 11.5 | 864 (61.7) |
| Predominant Lightingd | |||
| Electricity | 55.9 | 3.9 | 11 (0.8) |
| Paraffin lantern/Candle | 35.4 | 86.7 | 1339 (96.3) |
| Wax candle | 5.8 | 2.0 | 5 (0.4) |
| Others | 3.0 | 7.5 | 36 (2.6) |
| Household Possessions | |||
| Mosquito Net | 80.9 | 72.4 | 844 (60.8) |
| Radio | 71.8 | 64.6 | 349 (25.0) |
| Television | 45.0 | 4.9 | 4 (0.3) |
| Mobile phone | 86.8 | 53.1 | 395 (28.3) |
| Means of transport | |||
| Bicycle | 19.5 | 41.1 | 497 (35.6) |
| Motorcycle | 11.4 | 7.1 | 42 (3.0) |
| Car/truck | 10.1 | 1.6 | 3 (0.2) |
aFor the PBS numbers and percentages of households are provided. Where numbers do not sum to total, this is due to missing data. Percentages are of non-missing data
bNot all participants interviewed for the PBS household questionnaire were heads of household and this information is only available if the head of household was interviewed
cThe choices for water source did not completely overlap between the 2 surveys. NA indicates the choice was not available and zero indicates it was available but not selected
dTaken from Uganda AIDS Indicator Survey, 2011 [2] as not available in the UDHS Survey [17]