Table 2 Socioeconomic characteristics of households based on DHS 2010 and 2015 surveys
Characteristics | 2010 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|
Education | ||
No education | n = 10,894 (26%) | n = 10,293 (24%) |
Primary | n = 17,510 (41%) | n = 15,831 (36%) |
Secondary | n = 13,049 (31%) | n = 15,136 (35%) |
Higher | n = 975 (2%) | n = 2234 (5%) |
Mother’s education (children under-five) | ||
No education | n = 220 (4%) | n = 265 (4%) |
Primary | n = 1928 (38%) | n = 2121 (33%) |
Secondary | n = 2767 (55%) | n = 3453 (55%) |
Higher | n = 118 (2%) | n = 482 (8%) |
Pregnant women’s education | ||
No education | n = 10 (2%) | n = 7 (1%) |
Primary | n = 218 (38%) | n = 186 (29%) |
Secondary | n = 336 (58%) | n = 414 (64%) |
Higher | n = 12 (2%) | n = 39 (6%) |
Wealth index | ||
Poorest | n = 9152 (22%) | n = 7818 (18%) |
Poorer | n = 8696 (20%) | n = 7745 (18%) |
Middle | n = 8456 (20%) | n = 7800 (18%) |
Richer | n = 8184 (19%) | n = 9788 (22%) |
Richest | n = 8210 (19%) | n = 10,555 (24%) |
Owning a bank | ||
Yes | n = 27,687 (66%) | n = 31,770 (73%) |
No | n = 14,279 (34%) | n = 11,936 (27%) |
Access to clean water | ||
Yes | n = 32,135 (75%) | n = 32,952 (85%) |
No | n = 10,560 (25%) | n = 5731 (15%) |
Access to sanitation | ||
Yes | n = 42,491 (99.6%) | n = 43,544 (99.9%) |
No | n = 144 (0.4%) | n = 41 (0.1%) |
Cooking fuel | ||
Electricity | n = 12,195 (29%) | n = 12,058 (28%) |
Wood | n = 30,042 (70%) | n = 29,017 (66%) |
Others | n = 444 (1%) | n = 2631 (6%) |