Table 2 Multivariate regression analysis for selected household characteristics and wealth status of households, Addis Ababa 2012

Education of HH head

  Uneducated

2.75 (1.57-4.8)

3.4 (1.7-6.7)*

  1° School

2.67 (1.56-4.57)

2.8 (1.5-5.4)*

  2° School

2.41 (1.36-4.27)

2.2 (1.1-4.1)*

  Diploma/above

1.00

1.00

Occupation of HH head

  Unemployed^a

1.00

1.00

  Merchant

0.48 (0.24-0.97)

0.5 (0.3-1.1)

  Government employee

1.17 (0.62-2. 21)

2.3 (1.1-4.9)*

  NGO employed

0.97 (0.52-1.81)

1.3 (0.6-2.6)

  Self employed

1.15 (0.62-2.16)

1.4 (0.7-2.6)

  Daily wage

3.5 (1.3-9.64)

2.96 (1.1-8.3)*

  Pension

1.65 (0.78-3.5)

1.8 (0.9-4.0)

Housing ownership

  Private

1.00

1.00

  Kebele rent

1.78 (1.1-2.9)

1.2 (0.7-2.1)

  Private rent

1.58 (0.93-2.71)

1.3 (0.72-2.5)

  Gift^b

0.97 (0.42-2.23)

0.99 (0.4-2.41)

  Government RH^c

0.29 (0.11-0.78)

0.34 (0.1-0.95)*

Asset possession

  Asset poor

5.4 (3.34-8.79)*

1.4 (0.7-2.5)

  Asset medium

3.55 (2.02-6.24)*

1.3 (0.8-2.1)

  Asset rich

1.00

1.00

Average monthly income ^d

  1^stterciles

6.8 (3.4-13.6)

3.8 (1.5-9.7)*

  2^ndterciles

3.61(2.12-6.15)

2.4 (1.2-4.9)*

  3^rdterciles

1.00

1.00