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Table 3 Association between socioeconomic demographic data and the level of latrine construction

From: So long a toilet! Deviations from a conventional design, level of latrine construction and use by rural households in Nyanga district, Zimbabwe

Socio-demographic variable

Pearson’s Chi

square value

p value

Ward (3 wards)

3.665

0.160

Gender (2 categories)

0.025

0.873

Age group (4 categories)

6.671

0.083

Marital status (4 categories)

5.629

0.131

Level of education (3 categories)

0.716

0.669

Household size (3 categories)

16.421

< 0.001*

Monthly household income (3 categories)

45.798

< 0.001*

Number of cattle owned (3 categories)

34. 100

< 0.001*

Formally employed resident member (2 categories)

41.502

< 0.001*

Resident period in the village (3 categories)

0.398

0.820

Latrine financier (5 categories)

42.506

< 0.001*

  1. * significant association between variables