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Expenditure on shelter
Overall the survey found that household expenditure on shelter was remarkably low, with three quarters of the sample surveyed spending $25 or less a week. Half the households were paying nothing at all either because they were owners or because they were living free or squatting. However female heads of household proved to be the least likely to be spending nothing (see table 6).
Table 6. Percentage of different types of household by expenditure per week on shelter
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Type of household |
Amount spend per week on shelter |
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Nothing |
$1 -$25 |
$26-$50 |
$51 -$100 |
$100 |
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Female-headed |
40.6 |
27.6 |
9.9 |
9.4 |
0.3 |
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Male-headed |
46.9 |
25.9 |
13.6 |
9.9 |
3.7 |
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Joint-headed |
54.0 |
24.4 |
7.0 |
8.4 |
5.6 |
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Overall |
50.0 |
20.0 |
9.4 |
9.0 |
5.6 |
In general female-headed households appeared to be paying more for shelter than joint-headed households. This is probably a reflection of the higher rates at which they appear in the rental market.
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