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Table 1 Characteristics of households in low and high socioeconomic status neighborhoods

From: Entomological characterization of Aedes mosquitoes and arbovirus detection in Ibagué, a Colombian city with co-circulation of Zika, dengue and chikungunya viruses

Characteristics

Low SES household (n = 192)

High SES household (n = 187)

Mean number of inhabitants

3.8

3.4

Electricity service

98.4%

100%

Water and sewer service

100%

100%

Permanent ceiling

99.4%

100%

Solid walls

99.4%

100%

Permanent floor

97.9%

100%

Mean number of years family has lived in the house

22.1

9

Percentage of families owning house

74.5%

89.8%

Percentage of households with TV

98.9%

100%

Percentage of households with fridge

99.4%

100%

Percentage of households with air conditioninga

0%

43.9%

Percentage of households with computer

69.8%

94.6%

Percentage of households with motorcycle

41.1%

12.8%

Percentage of households with cara

24.5%

95.7%

  1. SES, Socioeconomic status
  2. aThe percentage of houses with air conditioning and the percentage of households with a car were significantly different between high and low SES households based on Bonferroni-adjusted α-value (0.05/number of null hypotheses = 0.05/14 = 0.0035)