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Table 2 Study Population Demographics

From: An exploratory study of treated-bed nets in Timor-Leste: patterns of intended and alternative usage

Characteristic

Females

Males

Total

 

n

% of total

n

% of total

n

% of total

Age (yrs)

      

18-24

10

18.9

11

23.9

21

21.2

25-29

10

18.9

5

10.9

15

15.2

30-39

16

30.2

13

28.3

29

29.3

40-49

12

22.6

6

13.0

18

18.2

40-59

1

1.9

4

8.7

5

5.1

60+

4

7.5

7

15.2

11

11.1

Primary occupation

      

Homemaker or childcare

48

90.6

11

23.9

59

59.6

Farmer or fisherman

2

3.8

23

50.0

25

25.3

Manual labour

0

0.0

8

17.4

8

8.1

Shopkeeper, etc.

1

1.9

1

2.2

2

2.0

Student

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Other

2

3.8

3

6.5

5

5.1

Education

      

No schooling

13

24.5

15

32.6

28

28.3

Primary

16

30.2

10

21.7

26

26.3

Pre-secondary

14

26.4

10

21.7

24

24.2

Secondary

8

15.1

10

21.7

18

18.2

University

2

3.8

1

2.2

3

3.0

Number of children

      

0

3

5.7

6

13.0

9

9.1

1 to 2

12

22.6

13

28.3

25

25.3

3 to 4

20

37.7

14

30.4

34

34.3

5 to 6

9

17.0

11

23.9

20

20.2

7 to 8+

9

17.0

2

4.3

11

11.1

Age of Youngest Child

      

n/a

3

5.7

6

13.0

9

9.1

Under 6 months

4

7.5

4

8.7

8

8.1

6 months to 2 years

13

24.5

11

23.9

24

24.2

3 to 4 years

15

28.3

7

15.2

22

22.2

5 to 6 years

4

7.5

7

15.2

11

11.1

7 to 8 years

4

7.5

0

0.0

4

4.0

9 to 10+ years

11

20.8

11

23.9

22

22.2

Total

n = 53

n = 46

N = 99