Table 1 Characteristics of the households
Variable (n) | Categories | n | (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Place of residence (n = 12,246) | Urban | 9617 | (78.5) |
| Â | Rural | 2629 | (21.5) |
Sex (n = 12,128) | Male | 4828 | (39.8) |
| Â | Female | 7300 | (60.2) |
Age (n = 11,040) | Mean ± sd min-max | 38.41 ± 16.19 15–96 | |
Years of schooling (n = 10,753) | Mean ± sd min-max | 4.78 ± 3.99 0–20 | |
Nr. of household rooms (n = 12,246) | Mean ± sd min-max | 2.74 ± 1.34 1–13 | |
Nr. of household residents (n = 12,246) | Mean ± sd min-max | 4.40 ± 2.70 1–20 | |
Crowding (n = 12,246) | Not overcrowding | 11,154 | (91.1) |
| Â | Overcrowding | 1092 | (8.9) |
Kitchen (n = 12,246) | Yes | 5167 | (42.2) |
| Â | No | 7079 | (57.8) |
Latrine (n = 12,245) | Yes | 8709 | (71.1) |
| Â | No | 3563 | (28.9) |
Do households own (n = 12,242) | Electricity | 8903 | (72.7) |
| Â | Generator | 1634 | (13.3) |
| Â | Radio | 6894 | (56.3) |
| Â | Televison | 8585 | (70.1) |
| Â | Cell phone | 9236 | (75.4) |
| Â | Satellite dish | 6753 | (55.2) |
| Â | Fridge | 1680 | (13.7) |
| Â | Freezer | 6219 | (50.8) |
| Â | Car | 1440 | (11.8) |
Drinking water source (n = 12,232) | Improved | 6978 | (57.2) |
| Â | Unimproved | 5217 | (42.8) |
Household members use to (n = 12,246) | Watch television | 9006 | (73.5) |
| Â | Listen to the radio | 5146 | (42.0) |
| Â | Read newspaper | 1395 | (11.4) |
Associative filiation (n = 12,246) | Yes | 8111 | (66.2) |
No | 4133 | (33.8) | |
Distance to a health facility (n = 12,246) | <  2 km | 8302 | (67.8) |
|  | 2–10 km | 2450 | (20.0) |
|  | >  10 km | 1494 | (12.2) |
Household income (n = 9485) | <= 10,000 AOA | 2709 | (28.6) |
|  | 10,001–30,000 AOA | 5134 | (54.1) |
|  | >  30,000 AOA | 1642 | (3, 18) |
Nr. of residents with fixed salary (n = 12,230) | Mean ± sd | 0.51 ± 0.50 | |
min-max | 0–5 | ||
Proportion of residents with a fixed salary (n = 12,230) | Mean ± sd | 0.16 ± 0.25 | |
min-max | 0–3 | ||
SSS ladder (n = 11,076) | Mean ± sd | 2.91 ± 2.17 | |
min-max | 1–10 | ||
SSS quartiles (n = 11,076) | 1st quart. (1st step of the ladder) | 3989 | (36.0) |
| Â | 2nd quart. (2nd step of the ladder) | 2077 | (18.8) |
| Â | 3rd quart. (3rd to 4th steps of the ladder) | 2754 | (24.9) |
| Â | 4th quart. (5th to 10th step of the ladder) | 2256 | (20.4) |
Someone in the household needed health care during the previous month (n = 12,240) | No | 6359 | (52.0) |
Yes, and sought for help | 5549 | (45.3) | |
Yes, but did not seek help | 332 | (2.7) | |
Sought help (n = 5549) | Informal sources | 360 | (6.5) |
| Â | Health care services | 5189 | (93.5) |
Bed net ownership (n = 12,056) | Yes | 3855 | (32.0) |
| Â | No | 8201 | (68.0) |
Nr. of bed nets in the household (n = 3855) | Mean ± sd | 2.03 ± 1.24 | |
min-max | 0–12 | ||
Someone slept under a bed net during the previous night (n = 3855) | Yes | 2981 | (77.3) |
No | 874 | (22.7) | |
Season (12,246) | Rainy season | 5330 | (43.5) |
| Â | Dry season | 6916 | (56.6) |