Table 1 Design of socio-economic status assessment of surveyed households, Lubumbashi, 2010

Household size

  1-5 persons

3

  6-10 persons

2

  ≥11 persons

1

Number of parents in the household

  1

1

  2

3

Level of education of household head

  Illiterate

0.5

  Incomplete primary education

1

  Complete primary education

1.5

  Incomplete secondary education

2

  Complete secondary education

2.5

  Incomplete Higher education

3

  Complete Higher education

3.5

Main income generating activity of the household head

  Inactive

0.5

  Paid on a daily basis

1

  Salaried employees and independent workers

2

Corporate executives and professionals

4

Assets ownership of the household^a

  Cell phone

1

  Bicycle

2

  Motorcycle

4

  Car

6

Characteristics of the habitat^a

  Connection to electricity

2

  Ground pavement

4

  Connection to water

4

Total score range

3 – 36.5