Research, Policy and Practice
Table 1 Descriptive statistics for the participating survey head of households (n = 131)
Arkhangai | Uvurkhangai | Umnugobi | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male (%) | 52 (100) | 48 (98.0) | 30 (100) | 130 (99.2) |
Female (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | |
Ethnicity | Khalkh (%) | 52 (100) | 49 (100) | 30 (100) | 131 (100) |
Age | Average | 42 | 37 | 44 | 41 |
Income | Reported income (%) | 6 (11.5) | 8 (16.3) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (10.7) |
Average (MNT) | 667,000 | 511,000 | NA | 583,000 | |
Income source | Herding (%) | 52 (100) | 49 (100) | 28 (93.3) | 129 (98.5) |
Other (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (6.7) | 2 (1.5) | |
Education | Up to 4th grade (%) | 4 (7.7) | 7 (14.3) | 4 (13.3) | 15 (11.5) |
Up to 8th grade (%) | 40 (76.9) | 21 (42.9) | 20 (66.7) | 81 (61.8) | |
Up to 10th grade (%) | 6 (11.5) | 16 (32.7) | 5 (16.7) | 27 (20.6) | |
Some post-secondary (%) | 2 (3.8) | 5 (10.2) | 1 (3.3) | 8 (6.1) | |
Tobacco used | Yes (%) | 21 (40.4) | 28 (57.1) | 7 (23.3) | 56 (42.7) |
No (%) | 31 (59.6) | 21 (42.9) | 23 (76.7) | 75 (57.3) | |
Type of tobacco | Cigarettes (%) | 7 (33.3) | 5 (17.9) | 5 (83.3) | 17 (30.9) |
Loose tobacco (%) | 1 (4.7) | 9 (32.1) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (18.2) | |
Both types (%) | 13 (61.9) | (50.0) | 1 (16.7) | 28 (50.9) | |