Table 3

Distribution of indicators of household wealth from survey data

Indicator
Variables considered for PCA
Mean (SD), Range
Groupings
N
%



N





Estimated value of selected non-livestock assets per person a (Quintiles)
1548 (3211), 0–76664
0 ZAR
415
28.2


1–131 ZAR
173
11.8


132–348.5 ZAR
293
19.9


350–1100 ZAR
295
20.1


> 1100 ZAR
295
20.1
Estimated value of selected livestock assets per person a (Quintiles)
873 (1809), 0–28160
0 ZAR
468
31.6


1–220 ZAR
120
8.1


220–1115 ZAR
300
20.3


1115–2440 ZAR
296
20.0


> 2440 ZAR
297
20.1
Land tenureb
0.3 (0.5), 0 (no) – 1(yes)
No
1070
72.3


Yes
410
27.7
Quality of house wall materiala
3.9 (1.5), 0 (poorest) – 6 (best)
Poor
807
54.5


Good
675
45.5
Quality of toilet facility
1.8 (0.4), 1 (no facility) – 3 (modern)
No facility
272
18.4


Basic
1195
80.7


Modern
14
1.0
Household Electricityb
0.7 (0.5), 0 (no) – 1(yes)
No
468
31.6


Yes
1012
68.4
Accessibility of water supplyb
1.7 (0.5), 1(low) – 3 (good)
Low
489
33.1


Medium
929
62.9


Good
60
4.1
Density of household living conditions a
0.9 (0.8), 0.1–8 rooms per person
<= 1 rm per person
1127
76.2


>1 rm per person
352
23.8
Proportion of household members receiving a regular incomea
0.2 (0.2), 0–1
0
292
19.7


Less than 25%
560
37.8


25–49%
408
27.5


50% or more
222
15.0
Educational level of household heada
3.0 (1.7), 1 (illiterate)-8 (university)
No schooling
562
38.0


Attended primary
546
36.7


Attended secondary or more
372
25.1
Percentage of household members working age adultsb
0.6 (0.2), 0–1
50% or less
558
37.9


>50%
915
62.1
Gender of household head
0.6 (0.5), 0 (female) – 1(male)
Female
587
39.6


Male
894
60.4
Second most important household incomeb
0.6 (0.5), 0 (Non-financial)-1(financial)
Non-Financial
561
37.9


Financial
921
62.1
Regularity of household having a meal consisting of mielie meal alone, bread alone or worse
2.3 (1.2), 1 (Often)-4 (Never)
Often
525
35.5


A few times
413
27.9


Once only
136
9.2


Never
407
27.5
Car ownershipc
-
No
1200
81.0

-
Yes
281
19.0
Schooling (7–13 yrs)c
-
Any not attending
35
3.5

-
All attending
958
96.5
Schooling(14–19 yrs)c
-
Any not attending
177
19.2

-
All attending
747
80.8
Schooling (20–25 yrs)c
-
All not achieved college or techikon
692
90.6

-
Any achieved college or technikon
72
9.4

a denotes variables grouped for presentation in table, but where an ordered or continuous variable was used in the PCA analysis.

b denotes variables considered for inclusion in the principal components analysis but not included in the final analysis

c denotes variables not considered for inclusion in the principal components analysis

Non-livestock assets comprised cars, televisions, hi-fis, fridges, bicycles, cellphones. Livestock assets were cows, goats, chickens.

Low accessibility of water supply was defined as those collecting rain or stream water, medium level access was through a borehole or tap in the village, while those with high quality access were those with a tap in the plot of the dwelling.

ZAR = South African Rand

Hargreaves et al. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 2007 4:4   doi:10.1186/1742-7622-4-4