Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants, N = 1210
Characteristics | Number n | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 604 | 49.9 |
Female | 606 | 50.1 |
Age groups | ||
18–24 | 167 | 13.8 |
25–34 | 247 | 20.4 |
35–44 | 297 | 24.5 |
45–54 | 222 | 18.3 |
55–64 | 137 | 11.3 |
≥65 | 140 | 11.6 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 130 | 10.3 |
Widowed/separated/divorced | 193 | 16.0 |
Cohabiting/Married | 887 | 73.3 |
Religion | ||
Catholic | 105 | 8.7 |
Protestant | 364 | 30.1 |
Other Christian | 74 | 6.1 |
Moslem | 665 | 55.0 |
Traditionalist | 2 | 0.2 |
Residence | ||
Peri-urban | 298 | 24.6 |
Rural | 912 | 75.4 |
Education level | ||
None | 143 | 11.8 |
Lower primary | 250 | 20.7 |
Upper primary | 415 | 34.3 |
Secondary and above | 402 | 33.2 |
Main occupation in the previous month | ||
Casual labour | 85 | 7.0 |
Domestic work | 73 | 6.0 |
Student | 23 | 1.9 |
Subsistence agriculture | 720 | 59.5 |
Trade | 189 | 15.6 |
Commercial agriculture | 69 | 5.7 |
Formal employment | 51 | 4.2 |
Average monthly earnings (UGXa) | ||
None | 113 | 9.3 |
<60000 | 458 | 37.9 |
60000-100000 | 344 | 28.4 |
>100000 | 295 | 24.4 |
SESb quintiles | ||
First (poorest) | 242 | 20.0 |
Second | 244 | 20.2 |
Third | 234 | 19.3 |
Fourth | 263 | 21.7 |
Fifth (least poor) | 227 | 18.8 |