Table 1 Wealth quintiles based on nine household assets for 602 children aged 7-11 years from 10 schools in western Tajikistan, early 2009
Wealth quintiles (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Household asset variable | Total | Bottom 40% (n = 257) | Middle 40% (n = 225) | Top 20% (n = 120) |
Meat consumption | ||||
≥5 times a week | 10.6 | 4.3 | 9.3 | 26.7 |
3-4 times a week | 16.0 | 5.5 | 22.2 | 26.7 |
1-2 times a week | 47.2 | 51.0 | 48.0 | 37.5 |
< 1 times a week | 26.3 | 39.3 | 20.4 | 9.2 |
Has a refrigerator | 24.6 | 2.7 | 22.2 | 75.8 |
Has a radio | 60.8 | 40.9 | 66.2 | 93.3 |
Has a colour television | 78.9 | 59.1 | 92.9 | 94.2 |
Has a satellite | 12.3 | 1.6 | 9.3 | 40.8 |
Has a DVD recorder | 58.1 | 33.5 | 74.7 | 86.7 |
Has a car | 31.9 | 3.5 | 35.6 | 85.8 |
Has mobile phone | 68.4 | 46.7 | 83.6 | 86.7 |
Has a fix phone | 9.5 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 26.7 |