Table 1 Demographic and social characteristics of study participants in selected households in Shwegyin Township, Myanmar, 2017 (n = 698)
Characteristic | Inland villages | Riverside villages | Combined | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
Age group* | ||||||
< 5 years (Pre-SAC) | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 1.6 |
5–14 years (SAC) | 110 | 36.9 | 120 | 30.0 | 230 | 33.0 |
≥ 15 years | 188 | 63.1 | 269 | 67.3 | 457 | 65.4 |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 138 | 46.3 | 176 | 44.0 | 314 | 45.0 |
Female | 160 | 53.7 | 224 | 56.0 | 384 | 55.0 |
Type of occupation | ||||||
Student | 112 | 37.6 | 147 | 36.8 | 259 | 37.1 |
OthersϮ | 107 | 35.9 | 129 | 32.3 | 236 | 33.8 |
Dependent | 46 | 15.4 | 53 | 13.3 | 99 | 14.2 |
Farmer | 21 | 7.0 | 54 | 13.5 | 75 | 10.7 |
Gold panning worker | 9 | 3.0 | 16 | 4.0 | 25 | 3.6 |
Fisherman | 3 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.6 |
Highest education level attained* | ||||||
Not yet school going age | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 2.8 | 11 | 1.6 |
Illiterate and primary school | 220 | 73.8 | 167 | 41.8 | 387 | 55.4 |
Middle school | 60 | 20.1 | 132 | 33.0 | 192 | 27.5 |
High school and above | 18 | 6.0 | 90 | 22.5 | 108 | 15.5 |