Table 1 Demographic characteristics of customers, vendors and shop staff at wet market and supermarket in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June & August 2015
Characteristic of participants | customers n (%) (N = 24) | vendors & shop staff n (%) (N = 14) |
|---|---|---|
Category of interviews | ||
Customers | ||
Wet market | 12 (50) | – |
Supermarket | 12 (50) | – |
Rice vendors/staff | ||
Wet market | – | 4 (29) |
Supermarket | – | 1 (7) |
Fish vendors/staff | – | |
Wet market | – | 3 (22) |
Supermarket | – | 1 (7) |
Wholesalers (supermarket) | – | 2 (14) |
Assistant outlet Operation Manager | – | 1 (7) |
Chief Operation Officer | – | 1 (7) |
Market committee members | – | 1 (7) |
Household primary caregivers | ||
Male | 16 (67) | 10 (71) |
Female | 8 (33) | 4 (29) |
Age of participants (years); mean [range] | 29 [19–60] | 24 [20–52] |
Educational qualification | ||
No formal Education | 2 (8) | – |
Primary | 10 (42) | 5 (36) |
Higher | 12 (50) | 9 (64) |
Mean Household size | 4 | 5 |
Profession | ||
Homemaker | 4 (17) | – |
Business | 4 (17) | 4 (29) |
Service | 14 (58) | 10 (71) |
Rickshaw puller | 2 (8) | – |
Household monthly income in BDTa (USD) | ||
< 10,000 (117) | 2 (8) | – |
10,000–20,000 (117–335) | 10 (42) | 2 (14) |
21,000–30,000 (246–352) | 6 (25) | 4 (29) |
31,000–40,000 (363–467) | 4 (17) | 4 (29) |
> 41, 000 (480) | 2 (8) | 4 (29) |
Religion | ||
Muslim | 20 (83) | 12 (86) |
Hindu | 3 (13) | 2 (14) |
Christian | 1 (4) | – |
Number of family members | ||
1–2 | 2 (8) | 2 (14) |
3–4 | 12 (50) | 8 (57) |
5–7 | 10 (42) | 4 (29) |
Types of interviews | ||
In-depth interview | 24 (100) | 13 (93) |
Group discussion | – | 1 (7) |