Environment & Health Research Unit

List of Tables
Household Environment and Health in Port Elizabeth, South Africa

E. P. Thomas, J. R. Seager, E. Viljoen, F. Potgieter, A. Rossouw, B.Tokota, G. McGranahan, M. Kjellén

Medical Research Council, South Africa; University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa;
Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden

• Table 2.1 Weighting system for consumer durables as a proxy for wealth
• Table 2.2 Distribution of the sample according to ‚wealth quintiles™
• Table 3.1 Typical consumer durable ownership by wealth
• Table 3.2 Racial breakdown of the population of PE
• Table 3.3 Wealth quintile by race
• Table 3.4 Distribution of household sizes by wealth
• Table 3.5 Distribution of children in households by wealth)
• Table 3.6 Distribution of children <6 years in households by wealth
• Table 3.7 Distribution of relatives living in the household by wealth
• Table 3.8 Distribution of household head by wealth
• Table 3.9 Distribution of potentially economically active age group by employment status
• Table 3.10 Distribution of households by length of residence in PE
• Table 3.11 Higher education by wealth
• Table 3.12 Functional illiteracy of potentially economically active household members
• Table 4.1 Summary of the PE municipal housing strategy to meet the housing need by income group
• Table 4.2 Land and house ownership by quintile
• Table 4.3 Type of dwelling
• Table 4.4 Number of rooms
• Table 4.5 Estimated size of house according to wealth
• Table 4.6 Estimated size of plot according to wealth
• Table 4.7 Main construction materials Œ walls
• Table 4.8 Main construction materials Œ roofs
• Table 4.9 Main construction materials Œ floors
• Table 5.1 Overcrowding (modified Batson Scale) according to wealth
• Table 5.2 Crowding by wealth according to a range of indicators
• Table 5.3 Households experiencing problems with dampness
• Table 5.4 Primary fuel used for cooking purposes according to wealth
• Table 5.5 Place where meals are usually cooked according to wealth
• Table 5.6 Cooking time in minutes by fuel type and wealth
• Table 5.7 Adequacy of ventilation in cooking area according to wealth
• Table 5.8 Smoking prevalence by wealth
• Table 6.1 Distance between house and supply for communal users
• Table 6.2 Self-reported monthly payments for water
• Table 6.3 Willingness to pay for water on site
• Table 6.4 Interim PE municipal tariffs (pending valuations) for water supply.
• July 1997
• Table 7.1 Access to sanitation by wealth
• Table 7.2 Location of toilet according to wealth
• Household Environment and Health in Port Elizabeth
• Table 8.1 Frequency of refuse collection by wealth
• Table 8.2 Frequency of refuse collection by race
• Table 8.3 The relationship between method of outside storage of waste and having seen rats in the past 24 hours
• Table 8.4 The relationship between method of outside storage of waste and having seen a cockroach in the past 24 hours
• Table 8.5 Regularity of refuse removal and occurrence of dumping
• Table 8.6 Do you burn your refuse?
• Table 8.7 Is there a problem in the neighbourhood due to burning of wastes?
• Table 8.8 Presence of insect pests in households according to wealth
• Table 8.9 Last time rats/mice were seen according to wealth
• Table 8.10 Animal husbandry within the city
• Table 8.11 Air pollution concerns by wealth
• Table 9.1 Causes of death in children under five years, PE 1996/97
• Table 9.2 Selected health indicators of children under 6 years (2 week symptom recall)
• Table 9.3 Selected adult (respondents™) health indicators (2 week symptom recall)
• Table 10.1 Ranking of main environmental priorities by wealth