Table 1.
Household attributes, asset ownership, and women’s* education, Malawi, 2000 and 2010
| Indicators | 2000 | 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% CI | WN | % | 95% CI | WN | Relative change (%) | |
| Improved water source (protected, borehole, piped) (% households) | 65.2 | 62.1–68.2 | 14,213 | 79.7 | 77.7–81.5 | 24,825 | 22.2 |
| Improved roof (not thatch/grass/mud) (% households)† | 25.8 | 24.5–27.3 | 30,553 | 35.0 | 32.9–37.0 | 24,825 | 35.7 |
| Electricity (% households) | 4.8 | 3.6–6.4 | 14,213 | 8.7 | 7.6–9.9 | 24,825 | 81.3 |
| Telephone (landline or mobile) (% households)‡ | 5.1 | 3.8–6.9 | 13,664 | 39.3 | 37.6–41.1 | 24,825 | 670.6 |
| Completed primary education (% women 15–49) | 19.1 | 17.1–21.2 | 13,220 | 29.3 | 27.8–30.8 | 23,020 | 53.4 |
| Literacy (% women 15–49) | 56.5 | 54.5–58.4 | 13,220 | 67.6 | 66.3–69.0 | 23,020 | 19.6 |
CI = confidence interval; DHS = Demographic and Health Survey; MICS = Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey; WN = weighted number of units (denominator).
*
Women aged 15–49 years. Data are from the 2000 and 2010 DHS surveys unless otherwise noted.
†
2006 MICS source.
‡
2004 DHS source for the baseline estimate. Sample sizes vary based on the population of interest corresponding to each indicator.