Socio-demographic characteristics of persons residing in gas-flaring host communities compared with non-gas-flaring communities
| Characteristics | Non gas-flaring | Gas-flaring | Chi-square (p Value) |
| Sex (n=912) | |||
| Male | 148 (33.9) | 178 (37.5) | 1.29 (0.26) |
| Female | 289 (66.1) | 297 (62.5) | |
| Level of education (n=836) | |||
| Primary | 84 (21.6) | 49 (10.9) | *42.99 (0.00) |
| Secondary | 257 (66.2) | 27 (60.5) | |
| Tertiary | 47 (12.1) | 128 (28.6) | |
| Marital status (n=912) | |||
| Married/living with partner | 306 (70.0) | 326 (68.6) | 6.44 (0.09) |
| Widowed | 24 (5.5) | 16 (3.4) | |
| Divorced/separated | 11 (2.5) | 6 (1.3) | |
| Single | 96 (22.0) | 127 (26.7) | |
| Occupation category (n=912) | |||
| Unemployed/student/pensioner | 168 (51.7) | 142 (42.5) | 25.42 (0.00) |
| Unskilled | 95 (29.2) | 70 (21.0) | |
| Skilled | 56 (17.2) | 110 (32.9) | |
| Professional | 6 (1.8) | 12 (3.6) | |
| BMI category | |||
| Underweight | 63 (14.4) | 51 (10.7) | *15.37 (0.003) |
| Normal | 245 (56.1) | 226 (47.6) | |
| Overweight | 74 (16.9) | 107 (22.5) | |
| Obese | 55 (12.6) | 91 (19.2) | |
| Mean age (SD)† | 36.6 (16.1) | 35.6 (14.0) | 0.97 (0.33) |
*significant Chi-square values at p<0.05, † t-test (p-value).