Table 1.

Education level and monthly income of the customers seeking health care from the pharmacies for acute respiratory illness without any prescription from a physician within Dhaka city from August to November 2012

Characteristics	Frequency (%)
Customers’ education level (years of education), n=302
No formal education	42 (14)
1–5	74 (24)
6–10	109 (36)
11–12	45 (15)
>12	32 (11)
Customers’ monthly income (USD), 1 USD = 79 BDT, n=302
<63*	9 (3)
64–126	110 (36)
127–253	109 (36)
254–379	35 (12)
380–633	30 (10)
>633	9 (3)

Notes: Customers’ education, median (IQR): 8 years (3–12 years); customers’ monthly income, median (IQR): 158 USD (127–253 USD).

^*Bangladeshis living in poverty – defined as an income of <USD2/day.³²

Abbreviation: IQR, interquartile range.