Simple versus composite indicators of socioeconomic status in resource allocation formulae: the case of the district resource allocation formula in Malawi

Table 2 Scoring weights derived from Principal Component Analysis

Variable Description	Mean	Std. Dev.	Factor Score
Car/Truck	0.009	0.093	0.068
Radio	0.934	0.248	0.016
Cell phone	0.060	0.238	0.111
Television	0.073	0.260	0.093
Bicycle	0.425	0.494	-0.007
Refrigerator	0.018	0.132	0.099
Cattle	0.476	0.499	0.040
Goat	0.654	0.476	0.024
Source of Water Supply
Piped into dwelling, household uses bottled water	0.014	0.119	0.084
Piped outside dwelling	0.033	0.179	0.071
Public tap/standpipe	0.126	0.331	0.042
Tube well/borehole, tube well with powered pump, cart with small tank/drum	0.516	0.500	-0.052
Unprotected well/spring	0.170	0.376	-0.032
Surface water, rainwater collection	0.067	0.250	-0.016
Type of toilet facility
Flush toilet of any type	0.020	0.140	0.092
Pit latrine with slab, pit latrine with slab and foot rest	0.101	0.301	0.037
Pit latrine without slab/open pit	0.680	0.466	-0.055
Pit latrine with slab and cover, pit latrine with slab/cover and foot rest	0.036	0.187	0.017
No toilet, composting toilet, hanging toilet/latrine	0.138	0.344	-0.025
Type of floor material
Tiles, cement, carpet, wood planks, other	0.167	0.373	0.133
Sand	0.789	0.408	-0.128
Type of roofing material
Thatch, sod, rustic mat, palm/bamboo	0.735	0.441	-0.124
Metal	0.229	0.420	0.126
Source of fuel for cooking
Electricity, all types of gas, kerosene	0.009	0.096	0.080
Charcoal, coal	0.047	0.213	0.094
Wood	0.903	0.296	-0.116

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