Table 1 Socioeconomic characteristics of respondents/households ( N = 872)
From: Predicting water consumption habits for seven arsenic-safe water options in Bangladesh
Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender (% female) | 618 | 70.9 |
Literacy rate | 552 | 64.6 |
Religion (% Muslim*) | 782 | 89.7 |
Occupation of participant: | ||
Housewife | 582 | 66.7 |
Independent work | 94 | 10.8 |
Agriculture | 90 | 10.3 |
Other | 106 | 12.2 |
Occupation of household head: | ||
Independent work | 352 | 40.4 |
Agriculture | 255 | 29.2 |
Formal employment | 105 | 12.0 |
Other | 164 | 18.8 |
M | SD | |
Age | 37.6 | 12.6 |
Education (years) | 4.8 | 4.2 |
No. of people living in household | 5.4 | 2.3 |
Monthly income (BDT) | 8961 | 11649 |