Table 5. Distribution of household items, expressed as percentage of households with selected material possessions, and fortnightly expenditures in U.S. dollars.
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Item |
Cap Masoala |
Nosy Atafana |
Sahamalaza |
Tampolo |
Tanjona |
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Radio |
43.1 |
68.2 |
32.9 |
53.5 |
42.2 |
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Clock |
1.7 |
9.1 |
7.1 |
4.7 |
2.2 |
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Mirror |
17.2 |
6.8 |
8.6 |
4.7 |
17.8 |
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Thatch roof |
94.8 |
56.8 |
94.3 |
90.7 |
97.8 |
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Metal roof |
6.9 |
43.2 |
7.1 |
9.3 |
2.2 |
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Cement floor |
0.0 |
6.8 |
5.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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Dirt floor |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
4.4 |
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Wood floor |
29.3 |
56.8 |
0.0 |
14.0 |
4.4 |
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Bamboo floor |
74.1 |
38.6 |
94.3 |
83.7 |
91.1 |
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Wood wall |
5.2 |
54.5 |
0.0 |
4.7 |
2.2 |
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Bamboo wall |
96.6 |
43.2 |
98.6 |
95.3 |
97.8 |
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Outhouse toilet |
27.6 |
97.7 |
12.9 |
53.5 |
40.0 |
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Public toilet |
25.9 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
7.0 |
13.3 |
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No toilet |
53.4 |
2.3 |
87.1 |
37.2 |
44.4 |
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Average
fortnightly expenditures/household |
14.9 |
7.4 |
13.9 |
11.2 |
14.9 |
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