Table 2.

Socioeconomic characteristics of households based on DHS 2010 and 2015 surveys

Characteristics	2010	2015
Education
No education	n = 10,894 (26%)	n = 10,293 (24%)
Primary	n = 17,510 (41%)	n = 15,831 (36%)
Secondary	n = 13,049 (31%)	n = 15,136 (35%)
Higher	n = 975 (2%)	n = 2234 (5%)
Mother’s education (children under-five)
No education	n = 220 (4%)	n = 265 (4%)
Primary	n = 1928 (38%)	n = 2121 (33%)
Secondary	n = 2767 (55%)	n = 3453 (55%)
Higher	n = 118 (2%)	n = 482 (8%)
Pregnant women’s education
No education	n = 10 (2%)	n = 7 (1%)
Primary	n = 218 (38%)	n = 186 (29%)
Secondary	n = 336 (58%)	n = 414 (64%)
Higher	n = 12 (2%)	n = 39 (6%)
Wealth index
Poorest	n = 9152 (22%)	n = 7818 (18%)
Poorer	n = 8696 (20%)	n = 7745 (18%)
Middle	n = 8456 (20%)	n = 7800 (18%)
Richer	n = 8184 (19%)	n = 9788 (22%)
Richest	n = 8210 (19%)	n = 10,555 (24%)
Owning a bank
Yes	n = 27,687 (66%)	n = 31,770 (73%)
No	n = 14,279 (34%)	n = 11,936 (27%)
Access to clean water
Yes	n = 32,135 (75%)	n = 32,952 (85%)
No	n = 10,560 (25%)	n = 5731 (15%)
Access to sanitation
Yes	n = 42,491 (99.6%)	n = 43,544 (99.9%)
No	n = 144 (0.4%)	n = 41 (0.1%)
Cooking fuel
Electricity	n = 12,195 (29%)	n = 12,058 (28%)
Wood	n = 30,042 (70%)	n = 29,017 (66%)
Others	n = 444 (1%)	n = 2631 (6%)