Table 2.
Characteristics of study households and individuals in the 2009 and 2011 surveys, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
| Survey 2009 | Survey 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| Household characteristics | ||
| Number of households sampled | 3896 | 2512 |
| Mean (SD) household size | 7.1 | 5.9 (2.1) |
| Individual characteristics | ||
| Number of persons in sampled households | 27,371 | 15,005 |
| Median Age years (90 % central range) | – | 17 |
| Age groups | ||
| <6 months (%) | – | 0.9 |
| 6–59 months (%) | 24.0 | 24.9 |
| 5–9 years (%) | 13.1 | 10.9 |
| 10–14 years (%) | 10.0 | 8.9 |
| 15–19 years (%) | 9.2 | 8.1 |
| ≥20 years (%) | 43.7 | 46.2 |
| Proportion of females (%) | 53.4 | 54.9 |