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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of survey households

From: The economic costs of malaria in four Kenyan districts: do household costs differ by disease endemicity?

Variable

Bondo

n = 901 (%)

Gucha

n = 1048 (%)

Kwale

n = 1329 (%)

Makueni

n = 936 (%)

Age

    

   • < 5 years

141 (15.7)

198 (18.9)

252 (19.0)

138 (14.7)

   • > = 5 years

760 (84.3)

850 (81.1)

1077 (81.0)

798 (85.3)

Gender

    

   • Male

467 (51.8)

569 (54.3)

711 (53.5)

447 (47.8)

   • Female

432 (41.2)

479 (45.7)

618 (46.5)

489 (52.2)

Occupation for adults

    

   • Agriculture

260 (62.8)

353 (77.1)

392 (76.4)

281 (66.9)

   • Non-agriculture

154 (37.2)

105 (22.9)

121 (23.4)

169 (33.1)