Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
Characteristic | Total n (%) |
|---|---|
Overall | 4372 (100) |
Sex | |
 Female | 2632 (60.2) |
 Male | 1740 (39.8) |
Age in years (mean ± SD) | 41.4 (±12.7) |
 25–35 | 1761 (40.3) |
 36–50 | 1572 (35.9) |
 Above 50 | 1039 (23.8) |
Education level | |
 None | 650 (14.9) |
 Primary | 2284 (52.2) |
 Post-primary | 1438 (32.9) |
Occupation (n = 4325) | |
 Farming / casual labourer | 3287 (76.0) |
 Business / informal small-scale trading | 845 (19.5) |
 Formal employment such as civil servant | 193 (4.5) |
Monthly household income in Uganda shillings (USD) (n = 3718) | |
  < 50,000 ($14) | 1060 (28.5) |
 50,000–100,000 ($14 - $28) | 1301 (35.0) |
  > 100,000 ($28) | 1357 (36.5) |
Socio-economic indexa (n = 4253) | |
 Low | 1702 (40.0) |
 Middle | 1701 (40.0) |
 High | 850 (20.0) |
Religion (n = 4359) | |
 Catholic | 1536 (35.2) |
 Protestant | 1288 (29.5) |
 Muslim | 843 (19.3) |
 Others (Pentecostal, traditionalists and no religion) | 692 (15.9) |
Marital status | |
 Never married | 353 (8.1) |
 Cohabiting or married | 2794 (63.9) |
 Divorced or widowed | 1225 (28.0) |
Respondent is household head | |
 No | 1577 (36.1) |
 Yes | 2795 (63.9) |
Household had radio or television (n = 4253) | |
 No | 1098 (25.8) |
 Yes | 3155 (74.2) |
Household had a mobile phone (n = 4253) | |
 No | 687 (16.1) |
 Yes | 3566 (83.9) |
Duration in area | |
 Less than 5 years | 910 (20.8) |
 5 to 5 years | 1604 (36.7) |
 Above 25 years | 1858 (42.5) |
Where lived most adult life | |
 Rural | 3711 (84.9) |
 Urban / city | 661 (15.2) |
Where lived most childhood life | |
 Rural | 3932 (89.9) |
 Urban / city | 440 (10.1) |