SOCIAL ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STUDY POPULATIONS Household Composition Employment Household Expenditure Patterns Land Ownership HH Consumption of Own Produce HH Ownership of Transport Means
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
EMPLOYMENT Yesterday/Last Week’s Econ. Activity of HH members (13+) UGANDA (Income Level) ZIMBABWE (Income Level) LowMedi um HighTotalLowMedi um HighTotal None 44%51%44%46% 34%40%32%35% Agric.13%9%12%11%16%18%16%17% Trade/Other self- employment Services 33%25%22%27% 15%13%18% Formal Sector3%10%14%9%7%20%28%18% Others (Wage, Casual Labour etc) 7%5%8%7%16%7%11%12% Reasons for not working: Reasons for not working: Uganda (Students 50%, Unemployed/Business Closed 18%); Zimbabwe ( Students 13%, Unemployed/Business Closed 46%)
HH EXPENDITURE PATTERNS In Uganda, biggest HH Expenditure is Food (39%), Education(26%), Health (8%), and Transport (7%). In Zimbabwe, biggest HH expenditure is Food(47%), Utilities(10%), Transport(10%), and Rent(9%). Uganda’s Expenditure on Education is extraordinarily high but its expenditure on Food is relatively low
HOUSEHOLD OWNERSHIP OF LAND
CONSUMPTION OF HOME-PRODUCED FOODS
HH POSSESSION OF TRANSPORT MEANS
Average Daily Short-Trip Distance Travelled
Average Total Daily Short-Trip Speed LowLow Income People especially in villages are least Mobile HighHigh Income People in Cities are most mobile
Distribution of Modes of Transport TrendTrend of Use of Various Modes of Transport is similar for both countries RuralRural People depend on walking for their Mobility UrbanUrban and Peri-Urban People use motorised transport more