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Table 1 Components for the construction of the family wealth index (FWI)

From: Treatment seeking behavior and associated factors of suspected dengue fever among Shan people in eastern Shan special region IV, Myanmar: a cross-sectional study

Family wealth index

Housing characteristics

Transportation tools

Family belongings

1 Poorest

Bamboo walls and sheet iron roofs

None

None or chickens

2 Mid low

Wood walls and sheet iron roofs

Bicycles

Pigs or goats

3 Middle

Brick walls, wood girders and terracotta roofs

Motorcycles

Cattle or horses

4 Mid high

Brick concrete walls and terracotta roofs

Tractors

TV sets or refrigerators

5 Least poor

Steel and concrete

Cars

Shops