Table 2 Living standard and Assets in the household, men and women
Variable | Men | Women | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Living standard characteristics | n | % | n | % | |
House type (N = 915) | |||||
Combined building, flat, modern house, maisonette | 189 | 43.1 | 175 | 36.8 | .058 |
Shack | 250 | 56.9 | 301 | 63.2 | |
Toilet facility (N = 910) | |||||
Flushed, improved latrine | 14 | 3.2 | 10 | 2.1 | .071 |
Latrine or no toilet | 422 | 95.6 | 464 | 97.3 | |
Electricity in the household (N = 914) | |||||
Yes | 39 | 8.9 | 68 | 14.3 | .103 |
No | 400 | 90.9 | 407 | 85.3 | |
Cooking fuel (N = 914) | |||||
Kerosene, paraffin and other fuels | 37 | 8.4 | 41 | 8.6 | .896 |
Firewood and dung | 403 | 91.6 | 433 | 90.8 | |
Water source (N = 912) | |||||
Tap water, borehole water | 338 | 76.8 | 208 | 43.6 | <0.001 |
Surface water | 101 | 23.0 | 265 | 55.6 | |
Living standards, summary measure (N = 917) | |||||
Improved (at least one of the higher standard items) | 366 | 83.2 | 305 | 63.9 | <0,001 |
Poor (none of the higher standard items) | 74 | 16.8 | 172 | 36.1 | |
Assets in the household | |||||
Radio (N = 916) | |||||
Yes | 300 | 68.2 | 286 | 60.1 | .011 |
No | 140 | 31.8 | 190 | 39.8 | |
Television (N = 916) | |||||
Yes | 25 | 5.7 | 30 | 6.3 | .781 |
No | 415 | 94.3 | 446 | 93.7 | |
Refrigerator (N = 915) | |||||
Yes | 2 | 0.5 | 6 | 1.3 | .290 |
No | 437 | 99.5 | 470 | 98.7 | |
Bicycle (N = 915) | |||||
Yes | 87 | 19.8 | 58 | 12.2 | .002 |
No | 352 | 80.2 | 418 | 87.8 | |
Motorcycle (915) | |||||
Yes | 4 | 0.9 | 13 | 2.7 | .050 |
No | 435 | 99.1 | 463 | 97.3 | |
Car (N = 915) | |||||
Yes | 3 | 0.7 | 9 | 1.9 | .147 |
No | 436 | 99.3 | 467 | 98.1 | |
Mobile phone (N = 915) | |||||
Yes | 122 | 27.8 | 160 | 33.6 | .062 |
No | 317 | 72.2 | 316 | 66.4 | |
Computer (914) | |||||
Yes | 3 | 0.7 | 10 | 2.1 | .094 |
No | 435 | 99.3 | 466 | 97.9 | |
Assets in household , summary measure (N = 917 ) | |||||
Improved (At least one of the higher standard items) | 323 | 73.4 | 331 | 69.4 | .189 |
Poor (None of the higher standard items) | 117 | 26.6 | 146 | 30.6 | |