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Table 5 The proportion of the population that are classified as consistent latrine users, by background characteristics

From: Latent variable modeling to develop a robust proxy for sensitive behaviors: application to latrine use behavior and its association with sanitation access in a middle-income country

Demographic Variable

Proportion in Consistent Latrine Use Class (SE)

N

Age

 Age 13–17

0.80 (0.05)

58

 Age 18–21

0.64 (0.08)

48

 Age 22–26

0.80 (0.06)

49

 Age 27–36

0.80 (0.06)

46

 Age 37–83

0.81 (0.06)

50

Sex

 Females

0.75 (0.04)

162

 Males

0.81 (0.04)

89

Ethnicity

 Afro-Ecuadorian

0.76 (0.04)

157

 Mestizo and Other

0.78 (0.07)

33

 Chachi

0.79 (0.06)

61

Educational Attainment

 Less than primary school

0.71 (0.06)

63

 Completed primary school

0.75 (0.06)

51

 Less than secondary school

0.80 (0.07)

90

 Completed secondary school

0.81 (0.10)

43

Payment Type Received for Employment

 Solely cash

0.81 (0.04)

118

 Cash and kind/ solely kind

0.88 (0.10)

16

 Not paid

0.76 (0.07)

41

 Not employed in the previous 12 months

0.70 (0.05)

76

Living in Household with Cement Walls

 Yes

0.74 (0.04)

115

 No

0.78 (0.05)

128

Living in an Asset-Deprived Household

 Yes

0.74 (0.04)

152

 No

0.80 (0.06)

98

  1. Standard error (SE) and the total sample size for each demographic group are also presented