DHF99 {epiDisplay}

Dataset for exercise on predictors for mosquito larva infestation

Description

Dataset from a community survey on water containers infested by mosquito larvae.

Usage

data(DHF99)

Format

A data frame with 300 observations on the following 5 variables.

houseid

a numeric vector

village

a numeric vector indicating village ID

education

a factor with levels Primary Secondary High school Bachelor Other

containers

a numeric vector indicating number of containers infested

viltype

a factor with levels rural urban slum

References

Thammapalo, S., Chongsuwiwatwong, V., Geater, A., Lim, A., Choomalee, K. 2005. Socio-demographic and environmental factors associated with Aedes breeding places in Phuket, Thailand. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Pub Hlth 36(2): 426-33.