Table 2

 Description of individual level socioeconomic status variables

Individual level socioeconomic status variableNumber% Total*
*Percentage obtained after omitting non-response and not applicable values.
Family affluence scale
IHighest344650.2
IIMedium270139.3
IIILowest72210.5
How often I go to bed or school hungry
INever611684.9
IISometimes94313.1
IIIOften991.4
IVAlways500.7
I feel safe in the area where I live
IAlways482869.8
IIMost of the time174625.2
IIISometimes2703.9
IVRarely or never771.1
Area I live in is a good place to live
IIt’s really good418860.5
IIIt’s good170824.7
IIIIt’s OK83012.0
IVIt’s not very good1141.6
VIt’s not good at all821.2
How well off my family is
IVery well off174425.9
IIQuite well off208230.9
IIIAverage231534.4
IVNot very well off3314.9
VNot at all well off2663.9