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Survey Hightlights

Myanmar Living Conditions Survey (2017)

Sr. Particulars Union (%) Urban (%) Rural (%)
1 Average Household Size 4.3 4.2 4.3
2 Total Dependency Ratio 51.3 44.5 54.2
3 Percentage of households with access to Public grid 42.2 85.4 24.7
4 Percentage of households owing Smart phone 72.2 87.3 66.1
5 Percentage of households owing TV 54.5 79.4 44.4
6 Percentage of households owing Refrigerator 17.9 43.7 7.4
7 Percentage of households owing Car 5.3 11.4 2.8
8 Percentage of households owing Motorcycle 52.3 51.2 52.7
9 Percentage of households with a quality wall, floor and roof 40.5 62.6 31.6
10 Percentage of households with access to water during the dry season 56.9 84.0 45.9
11 Percentage of households with access to water during the rainy season 66.9 86.8 58.8
12 Percentage of households with access to improved toilets 89.3 96.5 86.3
13 Percentage of households with access to Basic Sanitation 61.3 70.4 57.5
14 Percentage of individuals aged 15 and above using a phone in the last 7 days 62.3 77.4 55.8
15 Percentage of individuals aged 15 and above using internet in the last 7 days 23.6 41.2 16.1
16 Percentage of those aged 15 and above who report being literate 88.9 94.5 86.5
17 Percentage of those aged 15 and above who report being numerate 91.2 95.8 89.2
18 Primary school net total enrollment rates 94.1 94.7 93.9
19 Middle school net total enrollment rates 71.4 80.9 68.3
20 High school net total enrollment rates 44.4 60.1 38.6
21 Labour force participation rates ( of those aged 15 and above) 62.2 60.3 63.1
22 Unemployment rates as share of
labour force ( of those aged 15 and above)		 2.2 3.1 1.9
Note : The Myanmar Living Conditions Survey 2017 is representative of the Union Territory, its states and regions and urban and rural areas. It was enumerated in all the districts and 296 of the 330 townships of Myanmar. In total 13,730 households participated in the survey. The survey was a representative sample for Myanmar of 1,145 enumeration areas. The sample was based on the 2014 Population and Housing Census frame. Sampling weights were used to make estimates representative of the population and the sample provides statistics for the fourteen states and regions and Nay Pyi Taw Council of Myanmar. The survey was conducted continuously over a 12-months period. It collects data on the occupations of people, how much income they earn and how they use this to meet the food, housing, health, education and other needs of their families.