Uganda National Household Survey Report

1. INCOME SOURCES AND ACCESS TO FINANCIAL
SERVICES

2. Outline
o Household earnings
o Savings
o Credit
o Mobile money services
o Summary

3. Source of earning
Subsistance
Farming Wage Employ
ment Non-Agric
Enterprises Remittances
Other
54
20
16
6
4
14
40
31
9
6
43
25
20
7
5
Rural Urban Uganda

4. Saving mechanisms
Commercial bank
SACCO
Home/secret place
VSLA
Mobile money
ROSCA /merry-go-round
Other
Not saving
Formal
Informal
5
3
36
18
8
5
6
8
17
4
26
10
15
7
7
8
8
3
33
16
10
5
6
8
Rural Urban Uganda

5. Borrowed money or goods
24
14
9
21
11
7
23
13
9
Borrowed/Got Money
Borrowed /got goods on credit
Borrowed both money & goods
Rural Urban Uganda

6. Type of credit taken
Personal loan
Other*
Goods obtained on credit
Money owed to friends (Non-family
Money owed to money lenders
Services obtained on credit
Money owed family members
Other**
Formal
Informal
32
1
26
22
8
5
3
4
35
1
23
23
6
5
5
4
Rural Urban Uganda

7. Knowledge and use of mobile money
Know About Mobile
Money
Knowledgeable and
registered Mobile Money
User
Currently Using Another
Person’s Mobile Money
Account
70
50
22
89
75
26
75
59
23
Rural Urban Uganda

8. Summary

9. HOUSING AND HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

10. Outline
o Housing conditions
o Energy use
o Sanitation
o Water
o Summary

11. Occupancy status of dwelling units
2012/13 2016/17
Owner
Occupied
Rented Free
Owner
Occupied
Rented Free
Sex of Household Head
Male 78.5 16.5 5.1 72.4 21.3 6.3
Female 76.2 17.3 6.5 70.5 22.3 7.2
Residence
Rural 88.2 4.7 7.1 82.7 11.4 5.9
Urban 47.7 7.9 44.4 43.9 47.7 8.4
Uganda 77.4 17 5.5 71.8 21.4 6.6

12. Average number of people sleeping in
one room
Rural Urban Uganda
2.5
2.4
2.5
2.4 2.4
2.4
2012/13 2016/17

13. Major type of roof
24
24
31
6
24
1
1
0
2
1
Male
Female
Rural
Urban
Uganda
Sex
of
Household
Head
Residence
Iron Sheets Thatched Other

14. Major type of wall
66
69
61
81
67
29
26
35
10
28
6
6
4
9
6
Male
Female
Rural
Urban
Uganda
Sex
of
Household
Head
Residence
Bricks Mud & Poles Other

15. Main fuel used for lighting
Tadooba
Lantern
Grid
Electricity
Solar
Dry Cells/
Batteries
Candles
Others
34
6 8
21 26
1 4
11
6
57
9
10
6
1
28
6
22
18
21
3
3
Rural Urban Uganda

16. Type of toilet facility
Pit Latrine
VIP Latrine
Bush/No Toliet
Flush
83
5.8 9.8
1.5
82.6
7.6
7.3
2.6
2012/13 2016/17

17. Type of water source
68
87
68
75
92
80
32
13
32
25
8
20
Rural
Urban
Uganda
Rural
Urban
Uganda
2012/13
2016/17
Improved Unimproved

18. Summary

19. CHARACTERISTICS OF VULNERABLE GROUPS
AND SOCIAL PROTECTION

20. Outline
o Orphans
o Child labour
o Older persons
o Widows
o Summary

21. Orphanhood
Father or mother dead
Both dead
Orphan
8
6
15
10
2
12
9
2
11
9
2
11
2005/06 2009/10 2012/13 2016/17

22. Number of orphans per house
53
21 13 14
100
55
22 11 12
100
599
238
141 152
1,130
722
289
146 150
1,307
1 2 3 4+ All 1 2 3 4+ All
2012/13 2016/17
Percent (%) Number (‘000)

23. Orphans by schooling status
Never attended
Attended school in the past
Currently attending school
6
6
87
7
13
80
Non-orphan Orphan

24. Child labour
20
14
6
16
7
5
8
7
17
12
7
14
11-May
13-Dec
14 - 17
Total
Rural Urban Total

25. Older persons aged 65 and above
Urban
Rural
Uganda
2
4
3
2
4
3
Percent of total population 2012/13 Percent of total population 2016/17

26. Widows aged 15 and above
15-29
30-59
60+
15-29
30-59
60+
2012/13
2016/17
1.9
46
52.1
1.7
45.6
52.8

27. Widows 15 and above by other
characteristics
12
79
89
80
58
70
20
55
67
82
57
72
21
78
74
86
48
68
Percent living in
urban areas
Percent engaged in
agriculture
Percent
economically active
Percent heading
households
Percent never been
to School
Percent Illiterate
2009/10 2012/13 2016/17

28. Summary

29. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY

30. Outline
o Ownership of ICT devices
o Computer usage
o Internet usage
o ICT related services
o Summary

31. Ownership of ICT equipment
Mobile Phone
Radio
Television
Computer/Laptop
68
32
10
3
5
13
7
0
27
55
83
97
Individually jointly No

32. Use of computers
No
Yes
Desktop
Laptop
(portable)
computer
Tablet/ similar
handheld
computer
Used a computer in thw last 3
months
Type of computer device used
96
4
56
36
8

33. Use of internet
Other
Online gaming
Health related information
Telephoning
Business
Academic work
Social Network
Yes
No
Services
used
Use
the
internet
2
4
5
11
12
16
52
6
94

34. Use of postal services
24
51
7
7
11
0.3
99.7
Don’t know
More than 8
5 to <8km
3 to <5 kms
0 to <3kms
Yes
No
Distance
in
kilometers
is
the
nearest
postal
service
point
to
the
household
Has
any
member
of
this
household
used
postal
the
last
30
days

35. Challenges in using postal services
Nonexistence of
postal, 32%
Very far from our
household, 29%
Unreliable, 21%
Expensive, 18%
Nonexistence of postal Very far from our household
Unreliable Expensive

36. Summary

37. COMMUNITY CHARATERISTICS

38. Outline
o Service delivery
o Economic Activities
o Summary

39. Agricultural markets in the community
Selling Agricultural
inputs
Selling Agricultural
produce
Selling non-agricultural
produce
Primary market for
livestock
7
11 11
2
3
12
18 18
2012/13 2016/17

40. Rating of markets selling agricultural
products
53
41
6
50
41
9
Good Average Poor
2012/13 2016/17

41. Availability of police posts in the
community
Rural
Urban
Uganda
7
26
12
13
27
17
2012/13 2016/17

42. Quality of police services
40
42
17
27
49
24
35
55
10
35
40
24
39
46
15
30
47
24
Good
Average
Poor
Good
Average
Poor
2012/13
2016/17
Rural Urban Uganda

43. Availability of roads in the community
44.4
74.9
52.4
85.8
74.6
82.6
60.4
60.4
60.4
66.4
89.5
72.9
81.6
80.9
81.4
72.7
53.4
67.2
95.1
89.1
93.5
94
76.1
89
Rural
Urban
Uganda
Rural
Urban
Uganda
2012/13
2016/17
National Road (Paved) National Road (Unpaved)
Feeder/District Road Community Roads

44. Quality of district roads
22
42 37
13
48
38
19
51
30
22
48
30
21
44
35
15
48
36
Good Average Poor Good Average Poor
2012/13 2016/17
Rural Urban Uganda

45. Major economic activities in the
community
88
26
70
5
41
15
1
16
6
2
13
5
4
1
3
1
3
1
Rural
Urban
Uganda
Crop Farming Trading In Non-Agricultural Produce
Trading In Agricultural Produce Employees
Animal rearing/fishing Other

46. Summary

47. HOUSEHOLD ENTERPRISES

48. Outline
o Nature of household enterprises
o Funding of household enterprises
o Factors affecting expansion of
household enterprises
o Summary

49. Nature of household enterprises
64
80
76
59
70
90
56
36
20
24
41
30
10
44
Trade
Manufacturing
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
Hotels , Restaurant and eating Places
Transport and Storage
Mining and Quarrying
*Other Service Activities
Rural Urban

50. Origin of household enterprises
Started by owner
92%
Purchased
4%
Allocated by family
member
2%
Gift from household
Inherited from the

51. Location of household enterprises
16
15
1
12
3
9
20
26
Inside Home Residence
Outside Home Residence
Industrial Site
Traditional Market
Commercial District Shop
Roadside
Mobile
Other Fixed Place

52. Source of funding
77.8
13
1.9 1.1 1 0.6
4.6

53. Factors affecting business expansion
26
22
12
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
8
Lack of finance
Lack of demand for products/services
Lack of inputs
High tax rates
Poor quality roads
Lack of market information
Lack of time to work on the business
Legal/ regulations
The business is the desired size
Cost of hiring new employees
Economic policy and uncertainty
High crime rate
Lack of trained employees
Poor quality electricity and phone
Others