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Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey ... - Measure DHS

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CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSEHOLDS 22.1 INTRODUCTIONThis chapter provides a brief description of selected demographic <strong>and</strong> socio-economiccharacteristics of the sampled households <strong>and</strong> individual respondents interviewed. For respondents,this includes information on age, sex, residence, household headship, economic status, marital status,religion, <strong>and</strong> educational level. Information about the housing situation <strong>and</strong> characteristics of thewomen <strong>and</strong> men interviewed is essential for the interpretation of survey findings.The information presented in this chapter is intended to facilitate interpretation of the keydemographic, socio-economic, <strong>and</strong> health indices presented later in the report, <strong>and</strong> to assess therepresentativeness of the survey sample.In the 2007-08 THMIS, a household is defined as a person or a group of persons who livetogether <strong>and</strong> share a common cooking pot of food. This group of people can occupy part of, or all of abuilding, or may not necessarily live in the same building. To capture all the necessary informationabout households <strong>and</strong> individuals, two types of questionnaires, a Household Questionnaire <strong>and</strong> anIndividual Questionnaire, were administered. The household questionnaire was used to collectinformation on all usual residents <strong>and</strong> visitors who spent the night preceding the interview in thehousehold. This method allows calculation of either the de jure (usual residents) or de facto (thosewho were there at the time of the survey) population. The individual questionnaire was used tocapture detailed information about female <strong>and</strong> male respondents age 15 through 49.2.2 HOUSEHOLD POPULATION BY AGE, SEX, AND RESIDENCEAge <strong>and</strong> sex are important demographic variables <strong>and</strong> are the primary basis of demographicclassification. Needs <strong>and</strong> services for a given population depend to a large extent on the age <strong>and</strong> sexstructure of the population. Age <strong>and</strong> sex have a strong effect on a population’s fertility, mortality, <strong>and</strong>nuptiality patterns. Table 2.1 gives the age <strong>and</strong> sex distribution of the de facto household populationby urban <strong>and</strong> rural residence.Table 2.1 Household population by age, sex, <strong>and</strong> residencePercent distribution of the de facto household population by five-year age groups, according to sex <strong>and</strong> residence,<strong>Tanzania</strong> HMIS 2007-08Urban Rural TotalAge Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

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