Table 1.

Characteristics of the interviewed households (n=179).

Household characteristic	Value	Comments
Mean number of household members (95% CI)	4.6 (4.3–4.9)	minimum-maximum: 1–12
Households with children <5 years	43.5%
Households with members <18 years	77.7%
Households with members >64 years	10.1%
Households with members <18 and >64 years	82.1%
Mean age of household head in years (95% CI)	44.0 (42.0–46.0)	3 missing
Number of household heads (%)
Female	11 (6.1%)
Male	168 (93.9%)
Mestizo	175 (98.3%)	1 missing
Afro-Ecuadorean	3 (1.7%)
No formal schooling & not completed primary school	76 (42.7%)
Primary school completed & higher education	102 (57.3%)	1 missing
Marital status of the household head
Living with partner	67.0%
Married	24.6%
Separated/divorced	4.5%
Single	2.2%
Widowed	1.7%

CI, confidence interval.