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Figure 14.3a Sex of head of household (HH) in rural and urban areas, <strong>Kenya</strong> <strong>2007</strong>80Female head of HHMale head of HHPercent of Households (%)60402061.5 60.4 61.238.5 39.6 38.80Rural Urban TotalFigure 14.3a Most households in both rural and urban areas were headed by men.Among all households, 61.2% were headed by men and 38.8% by women. These estimates weresimilar in all provinces, except in North Eastern province where a higher proportion ofhouseholds were headed by women than by men (58.5% vs. 41.6%, respectively). A significantlygreater percentage of households were headed by women in the <strong>2007</strong> <strong>KAIS</strong> (38.8%) compared tothe 2003 KDHS (31.7%), especially in urban areas where the percent of households with a femalehead significantly increased from 25.6% to 39.6%.Figure 14.3b Percent distribution ofhouseholds by residence, <strong>Kenya</strong> <strong>2007</strong>While the urbanization of <strong>Kenya</strong> is ongoing,overall, the country remains largely rural. Of allhouseholds in the <strong>2007</strong> <strong>KAIS</strong>, 75.5% wereclassified as being located in rural areas, with25.5% located in urban areas.Urbanhouseholds25.5%Ruralhouseholds75.5%<strong>KAIS</strong> <strong>2007</strong> 243

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