Table 1 Characteristics of households in Khanh Hoa province
CharacteristicsTotal households(n = 75 828)
No (%)
Type of house
    Single house72706 (95.9)
    Apartment3116 (4.1)
Composition of house
    Bricks68033 (89.7)
    Mud bricks2755 (3.6)
    Wood2282 (3.0)
    Others*2758 (3.6)
Water source
    Tap36845 (48.6)
    Well33582 (44.3)
    Others†5401 (7.1)
Housing space (m2)
    <6042533 (56.1)
    ⩾6033281 (43.9)
Total number of household members
    ⩽441649 (54.9)
    5–622855 (30.1)
    ⩾711324 (14.9)
Crowding
    Yes30972 (40.9)
    No44842 (59.2)
Wealth level
    Low20467 (27.0)
    Middle36935 (48.7)
    High18426 (24.3)
With children <5 years old
    Yes20612 (27.2)
    No55216 (72.8)
With children <10 years old
    Yes36406 (48.0)
    No39422 (52.0)
With smoker
    Yes48368 (63.8)
    No27460 (36.2)
Area
    Nha Trang (urban)42770 (56.4)
    Ninh Hoa (rural)33058 (43.6)

  • *Other compositions of house include tin, sticks and cement.

  • †Other water sources include rain water, canal, river, lake and pond.