Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

Thirty percent of households own a bicycle (20 percentin urban areas and 34 percent in rural areas), while only3 percent own a car and less than one percent own a motorcycle.Among the household possessions listed above, thebicycle is the only possession that is more common in ruralareas than in urban areas. It is striking that more than four inten households possess none of the items asked about.Figure 2.6 shows that possession of television andbicycle has been increasing over time, while possession of aradio and motorcycle declined between 1996 and 2001 andowning a car/truck remained at the same level between 1996and 2001.Table 2.8 Household durable goodsPercentage of households possessing various durableconsumer goods, by residence, Zambia 2001–2002ResidenceDurable consumer goods Urban Rural TotalRadio 60.8 31.4 41.5Television 48.3 3.8 19.0Telephone or cell phone 10.2 0.4 3.8Refrigerator 26.0 1.3 9.7Bicycle 20.4 34.2 29.5Motorcycle 0.4 0.3 0.4Car/truck 6.5 0.8 2.7None of the above 28.2 52.0 43.9Number of households 2,437 4,689 7,126Figure 2.6 Trends in Percentage of Households Owning SpecificDurable Goods, Zambia 1992-20024039444250 Percent 1992 1996 2001-2002302530201719191001087 71 1403 3Radio Television Refrigerator Bicycle Motorcycle Car/TruckDurable Goods2.7 ACCESS TO HEALTH CAREThe 2001-2002 ZDHS included two questions to ascertain difficulties in accessing medical care dueto financial constraints. As part of the Household Questionnaire, respondents were asked if, in the last 12months, any member had been denied care from a health facility because they could not pay and whether anymember was unable to obtain prescribed medicine because they could not pay. Table 2.9 shows thepercentage of households answering these questions affirmatively, by selected background characteristics.According to this table, 21 percent of households reported that a household member was denied care from ahealth facility because they were unable to pay (22 percent in urban areas and 20 percent in rural areas).Characteristics of Households and Respondents | 23