Table 1 Typical characteristics of shared latrine users
From: Descending the sanitation ladder in urban Uganda: evidence from Kampala Slums
Characteristic | Percentages |
|---|---|
Proportion of respondents who were household heads | 48.21 |
Tribes of respondents | |
Muganda | 57.28 |
Musoga | 9.08 |
Mukiga/Munyankole/ | 9.31 |
Mutoro | 3.82 |
Atesot | 3.82 |
Other tribes | 16.69 |
Mean age | 33.17 |
Education level | |
No education | 19.09 |
Primary level | 44.87 |
Secondary level | 26.01 |
Tertiary | 10.03 |
Main source of income | |
Casual laborer | 8.59 |
Small scale business | 45.11 |
Medium business | 5.49 |
Formal employment | 15.51 |
Dependence on relatives | 21.48 |
Rent collections | 2.15 |
Pension or retired | 1.67 |
Household average monthly income (UGX) | 79,792.3 |
Proportion (%) of respondents who own the houses they stay in | 26.49 |