SOCIAL ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS SOCIAL ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STUDY POPULATIONSOF THE STUDY POPULATIONS Household Composition

Employment

Household Expenditure Patterns

Land Ownership

HH Consumption of Own Produce

HH Ownership of Transport Means

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EMPLOYMENTEMPLOYMENTYesterday/Last Week’s Econ. Activity of HH members (13+)

UGANDA(Income Level)

ZIMBABWE(Income Level)

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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% 27% 15% 13% 18%

Formal Sector 3% 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 PATTERNSHH 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

Average Household Expenditure by Country

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Household Plot Holdings in Uganda and Zimbabwe

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•Low Income People especially in villages are least MobileLow Income People especially in villages are least Mobile•High Income People in Cities are most mobileHigh Income People in Cities are most mobile

Distribution of Modes of Distribution of Modes of TransportTransport

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•Trend of Use of Various Modes of Transport is similar for both countriesTrend of Use of Various Modes of Transport is similar for both countries•Rural People depend on walking for their MobilityRural People depend on walking for their Mobility•Urban and Peri-Urban People use motorised transport moreUrban and Peri-Urban People use motorised transport more