Table 1 Characteristics o00f the participants (n = 6720)
Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Gender (Male) | 6245 (92.9) |
Age (Mean ± SD) in years | 44.7 ± 13.5 |
Duration of stay in this locality (Mean, median, SD) in years | 30, 25, ± 15 |
Education of Respondent | Â |
 No formal education | 2923 (43.5) |
 Primary | 2013 (30.0) |
 Secondary | 1143 (17.0) |
 Higher Secondary | 496 (7.4) |
 Graduate and above | 145 (2.2) |
Occupation of Respondent | Â |
 Farmer | 1988 (29.6) |
 Day labourer | 2047 (30.5) |
 Service holder | 524 (7.8) |
 Small and medium business | 1066 (15.9) |
 House wife | 299 (4.5) |
 Fisherman | 252 (3.8) |
 Unemployed | 51 (0.8) |
 others | 493 (7.3) |
Type of House | Â |
 Kachca (Bamboo, Tree Leaves)) | 925 (13.7) |
 Pakka (Brick) | 121 (1.8) |
 Tin (Corrugated sheet) | 5211 (77.6) |
 others | 462 (6.9) |
Total household monthly income | Â |
 Income (In Bangladeshi Taka, 1 US$ = 80 BDT approx..) |  |
  < 4000 BDT | 1436 (21.4) |
 4000–8000 BDT | 3485 (51.9) |
 8000–12000 BDT | 1127 (16.7) |
  > 12000 BDT | 672 (10) |
Drinking water source | Â |
 Shallow Tube well | 2936 (43.7) |
 Deep tube well | 2822 (42.0) |
 Supply water | 36 (0.5) |
 Untreated water | 322 (4.8) |
 Treated water | 524 (7.8) |
 Rain water | 50 (0.7) |
 Others | 30 (0.5) |