Table 3 Distribution of household coping strategy index by some selected attributes
CSI | Mean | 95% confidence interval for the mean | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower limit | Upper limit | Remarks | ||
Sex of household head | ||||
Male | 18.2 | 16.0 | 20.4 | SSD |
Female | 24.4 | 22.0 | 26.8 | |
Educational level of household head | ||||
Never been to school | 27.7 | 24.1 | 31.2 | NSSD |
Primary level education | 20.0 | 17.2 | 22.8 | |
Secondary level education | 18.4 | 15.9 | 21.0 | |
Tertiary level education | 17.0 | 10.7 | 23.3 | |
Presence of orphan(s) in the household | ||||
No orphan | 21.2 | 19.6 | 22.8 | NSSD |
At least one orphan | 32.2 | 20.1 | 44.3 | |
Caring for a chronically ill household member | ||||
Not caring for a chronically ill household member | 32.7 | 26.0 | 39.5 | SSD |
Currently caring for a chronically ill household member | 20.6 | 18.9 | 22.3 | |
Recent death | ||||
No recent death | 19.9 | 18.3 | 21.5 | NSSD |
Any recent death | 22.9 | 11.2 | 34.7 | |
Effective dependency rate | ||||
Less than or equal to50% | 27.9 | 24.8 | 31.1 | NSSD |
More than 50% | 27.6 | 24.3 | 30.9 | |