Table 1 General household characteristics, by the gender of the caretaker (Eastleigh, July – August 2010)
Background characteristics | Female | Male | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
507 (75.3%) | 166 (24.7%) | 673 (100%) | ||
Age (yrs) | Mean | 32.7 | 32.6 | 32.65 |
Median (Range) | 29 (18–85) | 29 (16–80) | 29 (16–85) | |
Age groups* | <20 | 17 (4.6) | 15 (8.2) | 32 (5.5) |
20-35 | 327 (62.2) | 90 (50.9) | 417 (59.2) | |
35-50 | 99 (21.1) | 40 (27.2) | 139 (22.7) | |
50+ | 62 (11.8) | 21 (13.7) | 83 (12.3) | |
Language predominantly spoken in the household$ | Somali | 387 (76.5) | 118 (71.1) | 505 (75.2) |
Kiswahili | 57 (11.3) | 23 (13.9) | 80 (11.9) | |
Oromo | 27 (5.3) | 13 (7.8) | 40 (6.O) | |
English | 3 (0.6) | 3 (1.8) | 6 (0.9) | |
Others | 32 (6.32) | 9 (5.42) | 41 (6.1) | |
Country of birth | Somalia | 311 (61.3) | 78 (47.0) | 389 (52.3) |
Kenya | 163 (32.1) | 67 (40.1) | 230 (39.1) | |
Ethiopia | 30 (5.9) | 20 (12.0) | 50 (8.0) | |
Eritrea | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.8) | 2 (0.3) | |
Djibouti | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | |
Saudi Arabia | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | |
Highest level of education achieved^ | No education | 130 (25.6) | 13 (7.8) | 143 (21.2) |
Only religious education | 116 (22.9) | 17 (10.2) | 133 (19.8) | |
Less than primary school | 39 (7.7) | 7 (4.2) | 46 (6.8) | |
Primary school or equivalent | 111 (21.9) | 32 (19.3) | 143 (21.2) | |
Secondary school or equivalent | 60 (11.8) | 54 (32.5) | 114 (16.9) | |
Post secondary education | 40 (7.9) | 32 (19.3) | 72 (10.7) | |
Bachelors degree and above | 1 (0.2) | 6 (3.6) | 7 (0.1) | |