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

Table 2.2 Household compositionPercent distribution of households by sex of head of household andby household size; mean size of household, and percentage ofhouseholds with orphans and foster children under 18, according toresidence, Tanzania HMIS 2007-08ResidenceCharacteristic Urban Rural TotalHousehold headshipMale 73.8 76.2 75.6Female 26.2 23.8 24.4Total 100.0 100.0 100.0Number of usual members0 0.1 0.0 0.01 11.8 6.6 7.92 13.9 10.5 11.33 16.7 12.8 13.84 16.0 15.0 15.35 13.8 15.0 14.76 9.7 12.5 11.87 7.3 10.0 9.38 3.7 6.5 5.89+ 6.8 11.1 10.0Total 100.0 100.0 100.0Mean size of households 4.3 5.2 5.0Percentage of households withorphans and foster children under 18Foster children 25.2 25.8 25.6Double orphans 3.2 2.1 2.4Single orphans 12.4 14.6 14.0Foster and/or orphan children 29.1 32.1 31.4Number of households 2,106 6,391 8,497Note: Table is based on de jure household members, i.e., usualresidents.1Foster children are those under age 18 living in households withneither their mother nor their father present.2.4 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF HOUSEHOLD POPULATIONEducation is a key determinant of the lifestyle and status an individual will attain in society.Studies have shown that educational attainment has a positive effect on health-seeking behaviour andattitudes (Wolfe and Behrman, 1987). The 2007-08 THMIS included questions on respondent educationalattainment. In the analysis presented below, the official age for entry into the primary schoollevel is seven. The official primary school consists of seven years (Grades 1-7) while the number ofyears assumed for completion of secondary school is six years (Form I to Form VI).Tables 2.3.1 and 2.3.2 show the percent distribution of females and males age six and older bythe highest level of education attained. There is a marked difference in educational attainmentbetween males and females by urban-rural residence. Thirty-one percent of females in rural areas havenever been to school compared with 15 percent of their counterparts in urban areas. Twenty-eightpercent of females in Mainland Tanzania have never been to school compared with 19 percent ofmales. In Zanzibar, 26 percent of females and 18 percent of males have never been to school. Fivepercent of females in Tanzania have some secondary education compared with 7 percent of males.The proportion of respondents with no education increases substantially with age.Introduction | 11