Table 1 Point matrix for SES measures
Variable | 0 points | 1 point | 2 points | 3 points | 4 points | 5 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N children to feed | > 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
N people per breadwinner | > 9 | 5.8–9 | 2.4–5.7 | 1–2.3 | ||
% of household < 15 years | > 60 | 50.1–60 | 44.5–50 | 33.4–44.4 | 0–33.3 | |
Saving per week | None | < 1000 | 1000–2900 | 3000–5900 | > 5900 | |
Phone use | No phone | 0 | 1–499 | 500–999 | 1000–1499 | Over 1500 |
Income type 1 | Nothing | Agriculture | Family member | Trade/services | Paid work | |
Income type 2 | Nothing | Agriculture | Family member | Trade/services | Paid work | |
Housing type | Homeless | Camp | Host family | Rented house | Owned house | |
Last food shortage | Yesterday | This week | Last week | Last month | Never | |
Enough food (days per week) | 0 | 1–3 | 4–6 | 7 | ||
Last move | < 2 months | 2–6 months | 7–12 months | 13 months- 5 years | 6–10 years | > 10 years |
Phone in household | No | Yes | ||||
N children < 5 years* | Over 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
Head of household* | Participant | Acquaintance/ relative | Grandparents | Parents | Partner | Husband |
Marital status* | Widowed | Divorced | Single | Cohabitating | Married | |
Education level* | None | Pre-school | Primary | Middle | High | University |