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Table 1 Percentage distribution of households by wealth quintiles, residence and region, The Gambia MIS 2010/11

From: Does socio-economic status explain the differentials in malaria parasite prevalence? Evidence from The Gambia

Wealth quintiles

Residence

Poorest

Second

Middle

Fourth

Richest

Total

Number of households

Urban

0.4

4.5

16.2

35.1

43.8

100

1,908

Rural

34.7

31.7

22.9

8.7

2.1

100

2,538

Total

20

20

20

20

20

100

4,446

Health region

 

Western Region

1.1

6.7

16.1

31.1

45.0

100

1,680

North Bank West Region

24.3

32.4

25.7

13.6

4.0

100

448

North Bank East Region

10.7

31.6

27.6

23.0

7.0

100

456

Lower River Region

15.0

41.2

28.9

10.4

4.6

100

454

Central River Region

54.2

23.6

13.2

6.3

2.7

100

937

Upper River Region

29.1

17.0

25.9

20.2

7.9

100

471

Total

20

20

20

20

20

100

4,446

  1. Source: The Gambia MIS 2010/11 Report, June 2012.