Table 2 Demographic characteristics, by survey region. Population estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CI) shown
From: Prevalence of malaria and lymphatic filariasis in bateyes of the Dominican Republic
Characteristic | Southwest n = 256 % (95% CI) | North n = 265 % (95% CI) | East n = 255 % (95% CI) | Total n = 776 % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Respondent category | ||||
 Head-of-household | 84.2 (78.6−88.6) | 88.3 (81.1−93.0) | 83.2 (77.1−87.9) | 84.1 (79.6−87.8) |
 Spouse | 15.8 (11.4−21.5) | 11.7 (7.0−18.9) | 16.8 (12.1−22.9) | 15.9 (12.2−20.4) |
Age in years, mean (SE) | 41.9 (1.1) | 47.2 (4.2) | 44.3 (1.1) | 44.4 (1.2) |
Sex | ||||
 Female | 66.0 (57.4−73.5) | 70.3 (65.4−74.7) | 48.2 (42.4−54.1) | 54.1 (48.8−59.4) |
 Male | 33.8 (26.2−42.4) | 29.7 (25.3−34.5) | 51.8 (45.9−57.6) | 45.9 (40.6−51.3) |
Country of birth | ||||
 Haiti | 18.5 (12.2−27.2) | 23.6 (9.4−48.0) | 50.9 (37.3−64.3) | 42.5 (32.0−53.7) |
 DR | 81.5 (72.8−87.9) | 76.4 (52.0−90.6) | 49.1 (35.7−62.7) | 57.5 (46.3−68.0) |
 If born in DR: | ||||
 Haitian descent | ||||
  Yes | 62.1 (43.2−77.9) | 18.0 (7.6−36.8) | 47.2 (36.1−58.6) | 44.4 (34.0−55.3) |
  No | 37.9 (22.1−56.8) | 82.1 (63.2−92.4) | 52.8 (41.4−63.9) | 55.6 (44.7−66.0) |
 Language chosen for survey | ||||
  Spanish | 48.2 (34.4−62.3) | 66.8 (40.4−85.7) | 35.1 (21.5−51.6) | 41.8 (29.9−54.8) |
  Haitian Kreyòl | 51.8 (37.7−65.6) | 33.2 (14.3−59.6) | 64.9 (48.4−78.5) | 58.2 (45.2−70.1) |
Documented | 91.6 (85.4−95.2) | 87.9 (78.2−93.6) | 83.0 (76.9−87.8) | 85.0 (80.2−88.7) |
By ethnicity: | ||||
 Haitian-born | 64.1 (47.7−77.7) | 58.5 (34.4−79.1) | 75.4 (64.4−83.8) | 73.2 (64.4−80.5) |
 Dominican-born with Haitian descent | 95.8 (90.7−98.2) | 82.6 (58.7−94.0) | 81.6 (64.7−91.4) | 85.6 (74.2−92.5) |
 Dominican-born without Haitian descent | 99.9 (98.7−100.0) | 99.9 (98.7−100.0) | 99.2 (93.7−99.9) | 99.5 (96.9−99.9) |
Residency | ||||
 Permanent resident (lived in batey for at least 9 consecutive months in last year) | 93.2 (86.1−96.8) | 88.3 (85.9−90.4) | 82.8 (77.3−87.2) | 85.1 (81.1−88.4) |
 Non-resident (migrant) | 6.8 (3.2−13.9) | 11.7 (9.6−14.1) | 17.2 (12.8−22.7) | 14.9 (11.6−19.0) |
Travel to Haiti in last 12 months | 8.7 (5.9−12.6) | 13.0 (3.1−40.7) | 8.7 (4.5−16.1) | 9.4 (5.7−15.1) |
Primary occupation | ||||
 Unemployed | 39.3 (30.9−48.4) | 46.3 (41.9−50.8) | 33.7 (25.5−42.9) | 36.4 (30.1−43.3) |
 Farmer | 13.6 (8.7−20.8) | 10.4 (4.9−20.4) | 37.4 (27.8−48.3) | 29.9 (22.2−39.0) |
 Homemaker/domestic work | 24.5 (18.6−31.5) | 8.0 (5.3−11.9) | 8.3 (4.8−14.1) | 10.5 (7.7−14.3) |
 Market vendor/retail/shop | 11.2 (5.8−20.5) | 20.5 (14.9−27.5) | 10.3 (7.0−14.9) | 12.0 (8.9−16.1) |
 Construction | 2.6 (1.2−5.4) | 8.6 (4.7−15.1) | 2.4 (0.9−6.6) | 3.4 (1.7−6.6) |
 Other | 8.5 (5.5−12.8) | 6.2 (2.1−17.0) | 7.8 (3.5−16.5) | 7.7 (4.2−13.5) |