Skip to main content

Table 1 Distribution of socio demographic characteristics in 2010 malaria indicator survey in Zambia

From: Education attainment of head of households associated with insecticide-treated net utilization among five to nineteen-year old individuals: evidence from the malaria indicator survey 2010 in Zambia

Characteristic

Category

Proportion (percent) n = 4810

Sex

Male

48.5%

 

Female

51.5%

Residence

Rural

31.8%

 

Urban

68.2%

Region

Luapula

6.8%

 

Central

10.9%

 

Copperbelt

18.8%

 

Eastern

16.5%

 

Lusaka

10.2%

 

North Western

5.5%

 

Northern

10.8%

 

Southern

12.5%

 

Western

8.1%

Age group (yrs)

5-9

41.8%

 

10-14

34.7%

 

15-19

23.5%

Gender of head of household

Male

79.6%

 

Female

20.4%

Wealth quintile

Lowest

20.1%

 

Second

12.5%

 

Middle

19.5%

 

Fourth

23.1%

 

Highest

24.8%

Ratio of nets to sleeping spaces

Not all spaces covered

54.5%

 

All spaces covered

45.5%

Education level of head of household

Never attended school

7.5%

 

Primary

41.3%

 

Secondary

39.4%

 

Tertiary

11.8%

Age of head household (yrs)

<25

3.4%

 

25-34

22.0%

 

35-44

36.5%

 

45-59

29.9%

 

60+

8.2%

Number of ITNs

1

34.0%

 

2

32.2%

 

3 or more

33.8%