Table 2 Characteristics of the household respondents
Background characteristic | iBCC N = 387 n (%) | niBCC N = 387 n (%) | Total N = 774 n (%) | Mc Nemar p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Average age in years mean (range) | 40.9 (12–77) | 40.3 (14–80) | 40.3 (12–80) | 0.05* |
Sex | ||||
Male | 104 (26.2) | 146 (40.1) | 250 (39.0) | 0.003** |
Female | 283 (73.8) | 241 (59.9) | 524 (61.0) | |
Ethnic group | ||||
Khmer | 382 (98.6) | 387 (100) | 769 (99.9) | 0.0001*** |
Cham | 4 (1.1) | 0 (–) | 4 (0.1) | |
Vietnamese | 1 (0.3) | 0 (–) | 1 (0.0) | |
Live in a house that owns | ||||
a radio | 122 (31.2) | 118 (30.3) | 240 (30.3) | 0.87 |
a television | 209 (55.0) | 152 (40.5) | 361 (41.6) | 0.10 |
Province | ||||
Battambang | 52 (4.8) | 232 (79.1) | 284 (73.3) | 0.0001*** |
Pailin | 156 (40.8) | 26 (1.9) | 182 (5.0) | |
Kampong Speu | 179 (54.3) | 129 (19.0) | 308 (21.8) | |
Anyone from household travelled in past 6 months | 209 (53.9) | 206 (52.8) | 415 (52.9) | 0.80 |
Marital status | ||||
Single-never married | 14 (3.9) | 18 (5.4) | 32 (5.3) | 0.11 |
Married | 312 (83.3) | 333 (84.5) | 654 (84.4) | |
Widowed | 44 (10.8) | 35 (9.8) | 79 (9.9) | |
Divorced/separated | 7 (1.9) | 1 (0.3) | 8 (0.5) | |
Married but not living together | 1 (0.1) | 0 (–) | 1 (0.0) | |
Occupation | ||||
Agricultural labourer | 8 (2.2) | 20 (6.4) | 28 (6.1) | 0.73 |
Seller | 26 (7.3) | 23 (6.3) | 49 (6.4) | |
Fisherman | 0 (–) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.1) | |
Forestry worker (logging) | 0 (–) | 3 (1.0) | 3 (0.9) | |
Farmer | 324 (82.1) | 311 (78.6) | 635 (78.9) | |
Housewife | 12 (3.3) | 15 (4.1) | 27 (4.0) | |
Government staff | 8 (2.4) | 5 (1.2) | 13 (1.3) | |
Other | 9 (2.6) | 9 (2.2) | 18 (2.3) | |
Level of education | ||||
Never attended school | 92 (23.6) | 85 (19.4) | 177 (19.7) | 0.19 |
1–3 years | 99 (25.4) | 105 (28.4) | 204 (28.2) | |
3 years or more | 192 (49.8) | 194 (51.4) | 386 (51.3) | |
University level | 3 (0.9) | 3 (0.8) | 6 (0.8) | |
Don’t know | 1 (0.3) | 0 (–) | 1 (0.0) | |