Table 1.
Summary of sociodemographic characteristics in 2005 and 2010
| 2005 | 2010 | Comparison of group trends | |||
| ORA | K/SK | ORA | K/SK | P values* | |
| Women (15–49 years) | |||||
| Age | 28.6 | 28.1 | 28.6 | 28.7 | 0.059 |
| Married/partnered (%) | 50.6 | 54.1 | 51.2 | 54.4 | 0.904 |
| Employed (%) | 94.6 | 94.6 | 86.1 | 87.9 | 0.379 |
| Literacy (%) | 68.0 | 63.7 | 75.2 | 73.3 | 0.454 |
| N (weighted) | 8877 | 523 | 10 957 | 2084 | |
| N (unweighted) | 8217 | 418 | 10 630 | 2073 | |
| Households | |||||
| Wealth score† | −0.246 | −0.290 | 0.242 | 0.293 | 0.013 |
| Electricity (%) | 1.4 | <0.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 0.175 |
| Finished floor (%) | 7.1 | 5.1 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 0.902 |
| Improved water (%) | 27.9 | 47.5 | 72.4 | 65.5 | 0.014 |
| Members 15+ with primary education (%) | 66.7 | 70.5 | 75.2 | 75.2 | 0.205 |
| N (weighted) | 8168 | 498 | 10 157 | 2041 | |
| N (unweighted) | 7702 | 394 | 9891 | 2031 | |
| Primary sampling units | |||||
| Distance to road (metres) | 3105 | 3275 | 3221 | 2960 | 0.543 |
| Distance to Kigali (km) | 50.8 | 49.6 | 47.2 | 46.3 | 0.972 |
| Elevation (metres) | 1763 | 1488 | 1800 | 1527 | 0.990 |
| January average rainfall (mm) | 113 | 117 | 113 | 115 | 0.483 |
| April average rainfall (mm) | 175 | 176 | 175 | 176 | 0.965 |
| July average rainfall (mm) | 83 | 67 | 83 | 69 | 0.507 |
| October average rainfall (mm) | 188 | 179 | 188 | 180 | 0.417 |
| N (unweighted) | 331 | 17 | 388 | 79 | |
*Based on t-test from an OLS regression with year, group and year–group interaction terms.
†With respect to 2005 wealth score definition.
K/SK, Kirehe/S. Kayonza; OLS, ordinary least squares; ORA, other rural area.