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Table 4 Some Socioeconomic Indicators of the Studied Regionsa

From: Prevalence of short stature, underweight, overweight, and obesity among school children in Jordan

Region

City/Town

Household memberb x1000

Public Schools

Private Schools

Public Univ.c

Private Univ.c

Tertiary Hosp.d,e

Secondary Hosp.d,e

% Households with annual income >6000 JDsf

Sewage System (Cesspool)

North

Irbid

1134

509

429

2

1

5

12

17.8

36

Mafraq

300

481

43

1

0

0

4

4.4

h

Jarash

190

154

42

0

1

0

2

3.2

h

Ajlun

147

98

41

0

1

0

1

2.9

h

Center

Amman

2449

605

953

2

13

10

40

38.8

20

Salt

426

181

135

1

0

0

2

5.7

43

Zarqa

947

279

243

1

1

1

7

15.5

14

Madaba

160

99

41

1

1

0

3

3.5

45

South

Karakg

248

197

52

1

0

0

0

2.8

92

Tafilahg

89

89

16

1

0

0

0

1.4

66

Ma’ang

121

141

22

1

0

0

0

1.7

50

Aqabag

138

70

31

1

0

0

0

2.7

14

  1. aJordanian Departement of Statistics, http://web.dos.gov.jo/sectors/economic, 2013
  2. bHousehold members were approximated to the closest 1000
  3. cUniv. = Universities
  4. dHosp. = Hospitals
  5. eThe number of primary care hospitals were not included in the table
  6. fJDs = Jordanian Dinar
  7. gThe data of these towns include also their surroundings
  8. hNo available data for these towns