Table 2.
Average monthly household expenditure on insecticides in USD by social vulnerability characteristics in 2010 baseline survey
| Characteristic | n= | % of households using insecticides | Mean expenditure last month | SD | p= |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acapulco | 2189 | 51.5 | 5.1 | 4.8 | <0.0000001 |
| Costa Grande | 1618 | 40.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | |
| Costa Chica | 1551 | 40.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | |
| Rural | 2655 | 40.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | <0.0000001 |
| Urban | 2703 | 48.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | |
| Indigenous | 253 | 56.5 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 0.21 |
| Mestizos | 5092 | 43.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | |
| Non-permanent house | 626 | 36.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 0.00002 |
| Semi-permanent house | 2104 | 41.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | |
| Permanent house | 2610 | 49.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | |
| Household head education: | |||||
| Less than 3rd grade | 1651 | 38.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | <0.0000001 |
| 4th grade to high-school | 3156 | 46.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | |
| Technical school or higher | 499 | 56.1 | 5.6 | 5.2 | |
| Household head unemployed | 776 | 40.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.00009 |
| Household head employed | 4570 | 45.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | |