Table 1. Socioeconomic characteristics of survey households (n = 7,798).
| Characteristics | n (%) unless indicated |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Number of surveyed households, n = 7,798 | |
| Doba | 1,397 (17.9) | |
| El-Reif El-Shargi | 1,183 (15.2) | |
| Wad al-Abbas | 463 (5.9) | |
| Wad Onsa | 1,809 (23.2) | |
| Wad Taktok | 2,946 (37.8) | |
| 2 |
Number of people in household, n = 7,798 mean (SD); median; min-max |
5.6 (2.7); 5; 1–35 |
| 1–3 | 1,784 (22.9) | |
| 4–6 | 3,332 (42.7) | |
| 7–10 | 2,375 (30.5) | |
| 11 and more | 307 (3.9) | |
| 3 |
Number of rooms in household, n = 7,797 mean (SD); median; min-max |
1.9 (1.1); 2; 0–13 |
| 0–2 | 6,159 (79.0) | |
| 3–4 | 1,430 (18.3) | |
| 5 and more | 208 (2.7) | |
| 4 | Wall materials, n = n = 7,798 | |
| brick | 2,664 (34.2) | |
| concrete | 212 (2.7) | |
| mud/dung | 3,306 (42.4) | |
| stone | 57 (0.7) | |
| wood | 885 (11.3) | |
| no walls | 2,122 (27.2) | |
| 5 | Floor materials, n = 7,798 | |
| brick | 30 (0.4) | |
| ceramic | 174 (2.2) | |
| earth/sand | 7,537 (96.6) | |
| other (e.g. plastic cover) | 455 (5.8) | |
| 6 | Roof materials, n = 7,798 | |
| cardboard | 12 (0.2) | |
| concrete | 2,045 (26.2) | |
| plastic | 108 (1.4) | |
| traditional | 6,331 (81.2) | |
| wood | 467 (6.0) | |
| zinc | 743 (9.5) | |
| 7 | Cooking fuel, n = 7,798 | |
| animal dung | 169 (2.2) | |
| coal | 3,144 (40.3) | |
| gas | 3,234 (41.5) | |
| electricity | 34 (0.4) | |
| wood/plants | 6,093 (78.1) | |
| Balanites aegyptiaca* | 159 (2.6) | |
| Capparis decidua* | 157 (2.6) | |
| Eichhornia azurea | 74 (1.2) | |
| Faidherbia albida* | 7 (0.1) | |
| Gossypium barbadense | 1,419 (23.3) | |
| Henlianthus annuus (sunflower) | 419 (6.9) | |
| Indigofera oblongifolia | 410 (6.7) | |
| Lens culinaris (lentil) | 87 (1.4) | |
| Prosopis chilensis* | 242 (4.0) | |
| Sorghum bicolor (sorghum) | 2,981 (48.9) | |
| Vachellia nilotica* | 3,872 (63.5) | |
| Vachellia nubica* | 684 (11.2) | |
| Vachellia seyal var. fistula* | 1,161 (19.1) | |
| Vachellia seyal var. seyal* | 1,134 (18.6) | |
| Ziziphus spina-christi* | 704 (11.6) | |
| 8 | Water supply, n = 7,798 | |
| piped | 4,862 (62.3) | |
| tank | 1,803 (23.1) | |
| well | 1,905 (24.4) | |
| other (e.g. canal, river) | 198 (2.5) | |
| 9 | Water purification, n = 600 | |
| adding bentonite clay | 396 (66.0) | |
| settling | 192 (32.0) | |
| straining | 11 (1.8) | |
| other (boiling, adding chemicals) | 10 (1.7) | |
| 10 | Toilet facility, n = 7,798 | |
| flush toilet | 55 (0.7) | |
| pit latrine | 3,328 (42.7) | |
| ventilated pit latrine | 267 (3.4) | |
| no facility | 4,141 (53.1) | |
| 11 | Waste disposal, n = 7,798 | |
| burning | 2,247 (28.8) | |
| burying | 26 (0.3) | |
| throwing in a designated place | 6,898 (88.5) | |
| 12 | Electricity, n = 7,798 | 5,394 (69.2) |
| 13 | Mobile phone, n = 7,798 | 5,934 (76.1) |
| 14 | Radio, n = 7,798 | 1,711 (21.9) |
| 15 | Refrigerator, n = 7,798 | 2,162 (27.7) |
| 16 | Television, n = 7,798 | 3,419 (43.8) |
| 17 | Transport, n = 7,798 | |
| animal-drawn cart | 1,965 (25.2) | |
| car or truck | 844 (10.8) | |
| raksha | 106 (1.4) | |
| No transport | 5.218 (66.9) | |
| 18 | Agricultural land ownership, n = 7,798 | 4,561 (58.5) |
| Doba, n = 1,397 | 1,056 (75.6) | |
| El-Reif El-Shargi, n = 1,183 | 550 (46.5) | |
| Wad al-Abbas, n = 463 | 233 (50.3) | |
| Wad Onsa, n = 1,809 | 1,089 (60.2) | |
| Wad Taktok, n = 2,946 | 1,633 (55.4) | |
| 19 | Animal ownership, n = 7,798 | 3,766 (48.4) |
| Doba, n = 1,397 | 809 (57.9) | |
| El-Reif El-Shargi, n = 1,183 | 596 (50.4) | |
| Wad al-Abbas, n = 463 | 195 (42.1) | |
| Wad Onsa, n = 1,809 | 1,001 (55.3) | |
| Wad Taktok, n = 2,946 | 1,165 (39.5) | |
| 20 | Farm animals, n = 3,776 | |
| camels | 31 (0.8) | |
| chicken | 835 (22.1) | |
| cows | 985 (26.1) | |
| donkeys | 870 (23.0) | |
| ducks | 7 (0.2) | |
| goats | 2,838 (75.2) | |
| horses | 7 (0.2) | |
| pigeons | 88 (2.3) | |
| rabbits | 4 (0.1) | |
| 21 | Other animals, n = 239 | |
| cats | 20 (8.4) | |
| dogs | 219 (91.6) | |
| 22 | Animal shed ownership, n = 7,798 | 3,193 (40.9) |
| 23 | Animal shed location, n = 3,193 | |
| shed inside house | 2,853 (89.4) | |
| shed outside house | 828 (25.9) | |
| near house | 471 (14.8) | |
| away from house | 357 (11.2) |
*thorny plant species. The percentages were rounded to one decimal place. Questions 4–11, 17, 20–22 and 23 were multiple-choice questions; the sum of percentages may exceed 100%.