Table 2.
Frequency and percentage distribution of respondents' socio-economic characteristics (N = 481 unless specified otherwise).
| Socio-economic characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Occupation | |
| In paid employmenta | 261 (54.3) |
| Not in paid employmentb | 87 (18.1) |
| Homemakerc | 133 (27.6) |
| Monthly income (in BDT*) (n = 391)d | |
| Median (Minimum, Maximum) | 32,000 (2,000, 700,000) |
| ≤20,000 | 97 (24.8) |
| 20,001–30,000 | 96 (24.5) |
| 30,001–40,000 | 46 (11.8) |
| 40,001–60,000 | 79 (20.2) |
| 60,001+ | 73 (18.7) |
| Monthly expenditure (in BDT*) (n = 436)e | |
| Median (Minimum, Maximum) | 30,000 (2,000, 600,000) |
| ≤15,000 | 90 (20.6) |
| 15,001–25,000 | 108 (24.8) |
| 25,001–30,000 | 64 (14.7) |
| 30,001–50,000 | 110 (25.2) |
| 50,001+ | 64 (14.7) |
| Household socio-economic status (SES) (n = 382) | |
| Poor | 156 (40.8) |
| Middle | 112 (29.3) |
| Rich | 114 (29.8) |
| Changes in working hours | |
| No | 359 (74.6) |
| Yes | 122 (25.4) |
| Changes in income | |
| No | 250 (52.0) |
| Yesf | 231 (48.0) |
| Increased | 18 (7.8) |
| Decreased | 213 (92.2) |
| Changes in expenditure | |
| No | 248 (51.6) |
| Yesf | 233 (48.4) |
| Increased | 204 (87.6) |
| Decreased | 29 (12.4) |
| Changes in occupation | |
| No | 429 (89.2) |
| Yes | 52 (10.8) |
aIn paid employment includes Govt. employee, private job, business, factory worker, semi-skilled worker/service, unskilled worker, farmer/agriculturist, poultry/livestock, home-based factory, housemaid and technician; bUnemployed includes retired persons, students and unemployed persons; cHomemaker includes unpaid domestic work; dDid not respond: 45 (9.4%), eDid not respond: 90 (18.7%); fChanges in income and expenditure are further classified into increased and decreased. *USD 1 = BDT 84.8 (at the time of survey).