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Table 2 Socio-economic household characteristics

From: Mental health in the slums of Dhaka - a geoepidemiological study

Characteristic

Mean

SD

Min

Max

SE

N

Monthly rent for the house (in Taka)

801.4

770.9

0

14000

17.7

1903

How many rooms do you have

1.89

2.2

0

19

0.1

1888

Family size (number of family members)

4.3

1.6

1

13

0.04

1905

Persons living in the same room

4

2.4

1

47

0.1

1905

Persons sharing same meals

4.4

2.5

1

54

0.1

1905

Family members earning income

1.7

0.9

0

6

0.02

1902

Monthly family income (in Taka)

6979.7

5149.5

0

140000

118

1905

Working hours per day

7.8

3.2

0

24

0.1

1894

How many family members smoke

0.7

0.6

0

6

0.01

1905

    

Category

%

N

Light sufficiency in the house

   

Yes

26

495

    

No

74

1408

Family has household item

   

Radio

5.7

109

    

TV

33.4

635

    

Gas burner

28.3

539

    

Electric fan

69.4

1321

    

Tape/CD/VCD

17.2

327

    

Refrigerator

1.5

28

Is your house provisional or permanent

   

Provisional

91.5

1734

    

Permanent

8.5

161

Room is used also for other purposes except living

   

Yes

30.1

568

    

No

69.9

1317

Room is sufficient for family

   

Yes

23.2

433

    

No

76.8

1435

Housing index

   

Kutcha

16.6

309

    

Semi-pucca

52.9

986

    

Pucca

30.5

567

Cooking material

   

Straw, wood

61.7

1174

    

Kerosene

1.6

30

    

Gas, electric

36.4

699

Type of water supply

   

Surface water

9.6

180

    

Piped water

53.4

1004

Type of toilet facility

   

Open latrine

26.2

499

    

Pit latrine

59.6

1135

    

Septic tank

14.2

269

Type of garbage disposal

   

Open space

79.1

1501

    

Bin outside house

13.5

256

    

Collected

7.4

141

Do you have a job contract

   

Yes

4.8

91

    

No

95.2

1798

Do you think that your job is harmful to your health

   

Yes

22.2

420

    

No

77.8

1476

Do you like your job

   

I like it very much

5.5

103

    

I like it

62.3

1169

    

Its ok

18.1

340

    

I don't like it

13

243

    

I very much dislike it

1.1

21

  1. Descriptive statistics for variables used in the study. The variables were gained through a cohort study in 2009 (baseline data).