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Table 1 Principal components for construction of family wealth index (FWI)

From: Coverage, use and maintenance of bed nets and related influence factors in Kachin Special Region II, northeastern Myanmar

Family wealth index

Housing characteristics

Transportation tools

Family belongings

1 Most poor

Bamboo walls and thatch roofs

None

None or chickens

2

Wood walls and thatch roofs

Bicycles

Pigs or goats

3

Wood walls and terracotta roofs

Motorcycles

Cattle or horses

4

Brick walls and terracotta roofs

Tractors,

TV sets or refrigerators

5 Least poor

Steel and concrete

Cars

Elephants