Table 1 Prevalence of Various Sources of Distress Financing by household location and socio-economic status in Malaysia (n = 5,146)
Characteristics | n | Sell of assets | Borrowing without interest | Borrowing with interest | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I (%) | 95% CI | I (%) | 95% CI | I (%) | 95% CI | ||
Household location | |||||||
Urban | 3,196 | 0.97 | 0.68, 1.38 | 12.42 | 11.32, 13.61 | 1.03 | 0.73, 1.45 |
Rural | 1,950 | 0.72 | 0.43, 1.21 | 16.21 | 14.63, 17.91 | 1.03 | 0.66, 1.58 |
Socio-economic status | |||||||
Poorest | 1,425 | 1.05 | 0.64, 1.74 | 25.54 | 23.34, 27.87 | 0.56 | 0.28, 1.12 |
Poor | 1,098 | 0.73 | 0.36, 1.45 | 12.20 | 10.40, 14.28 | 0.73 | 0.36, 1.45 |
Middle | 941 | 1.06 | 0.57, 1.96 | 10.63 | 8.81, 12.76 | 1.59 | 0.96, 2.63 |
Rich | 874 | 0.69 | 0.31, 1.52 | 7.44 | 5.87, 9.38 | 1.26 | 0.70, 2.26 |
Richest | 808 | 0.74 | 0.33, 1.64 | 6.19 | 4.72, 8.07 | 1.36 | 0.76, 2.44 |
Total | 5,146 | 0.87 | 0.65, 1.17 | 13.86 | 12.94, 14.83 | 1.03 | 0.79, 1.35 |