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Table 1 Background characteristics for verbal autopsy interviews in Burkina Faso (n = 91) and Indonesia (n = 116).

From: Assessing the repeatability of verbal autopsy for determining cause of death: two case studies among women of reproductive age in Burkina Faso and Indonesia

subject	characteristic	level	%
			Burkina Faso	Indonesia
deceased woman	education	primary	2.2	62.9
		secondary/higher	0	29.3
	work for income	yes	45.1	37.9
	place of death	health facility	51.7	45.7
	water supply	piped	1.1	30.2
	television	yes	2.2	50.0
respondent	sex	female	26.4	57.8
	age	under 40 yrs	30.8	44.0
	education	primary	8.8	62.1
		secondary/higher	2.2	11.3
	work for income	yes	90.1	62.1

Selected factors recorded at follow-up interviews, for women who had died and primary verbal autopsy interview respondents, are shown.

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