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Total 6.72 6.64 6.56 6.48 6.40 6.32 6.24 6.16 6.08 5.99 5.91 5.83 5.75 5.67 5.77 5.86 5.96 6.05 6.15
Urban 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.00
Rural 5.63 5.63 5.63 5.63 5.63 5.63 5.63
Poor 6.77 6.71 6.64 6.57 6.50 6.43 6.37 6.30 6.23 6.16 6.09 6.03 5.96 5.89 5.81 5.72 5.64 5.55 5.47
Nonpoor 6.55 6.47 6.39 6.31 6.23 6.15 6.07 5.99 5.91 5.83 5.75 5.67 5.59 5.51 5.72 5.92 6.13 6.33 6.54
Lowest 25% 6.73 6.65 6.58 6.51 6.44 6.37 6.29 6.22 6.15 6.08 6.01 5.93 5.86 5.79 5.71 5.62 5.54 5.45 5.37
Second 25% 6.67 6.60 6.54 6.48 6.42 6.36 6.29 6.23 6.17 6.11 6.05 5.98 5.92 5.86 5.86 5.85 5.85 5.84 5.84
Third 25% 7.14 7.03 6.93 6.82 6.71 6.61 6.50 6.40 6.29 6.18 6.08 5.97 5.87 5.76 5.95 6.14 6.33 6.52 6.71
Highest 25% 6.36 6.27 6.19 6.11 6.03 5.95 5.86 5.78 5.70 5.62 5.54 5.45 5.37 5.29 5.54 5.78 6.03 6.27 6.52
Central 7.02 6.93 6.85 6.76 6.68 6.59 6.51 6.42 6.34 6.25 6.17 6.08 6.00 5.91 5.81 5.70 5.60 5.49 5.39
Chobe 5.82 5.79 5.75 5.71 5.67 5.63 5.60 5.56 5.52 5.48 5.44 5.41 5.37 5.33 5.67 6.00 6.34 6.67 7.01
Ghanzi 7.46 7.35 7.24 7.13 7.02 6.91 6.80 6.69 6.59 6.48 6.37 6.26 6.15 6.04 5.97 5.89 5.82 5.74 5.67
Kgalagadi 7.44 7.30 7.17 7.04 6.91 6.78 6.64 6.51 6.38 6.25 6.12 5.98 5.85 5.72 6.06 6.40 6.74 7.08 7.42
Kgatleng 7.16 7.05 6.95 6.84 6.73 6.63 6.52 6.41 6.31 6.20 6.09 5.98 5.88 5.77 6.03 6.28 6.54 6.79 7.05
Kweneng 6.71 6.64 6.58 6.51 6.44 6.38 6.31 6.25 6.18 6.11 6.05 5.98 5.92 5.85 5.95 6.05 6.15 6.25 6.35
North-East 6.44 6.33 6.22 6.11 6.00 5.89 5.78 5.67 5.56 5.44 5.33 5.22 5.11 5.00 5.45 5.90 6.35 6.80 7.25
North-West, Ngamiland 7.56 7.49 7.43 7.36 7.29 7.23 7.16 7.09 7.03 6.96 6.89 6.82 6.76 6.69 6.29 5.88 5.48 5.07 4.67
South-East 5.40 5.33 5.27 5.21 5.15 5.09 5.02 4.96 4.90 4.84 4.78 4.71 4.65 4.59 5.28 5.97 6.66 7.35 8.04
Southern 7.00 6.93 6.86 6.79 6.72 6.65 6.58 6.51 6.44 6.36 6.29 6.22 6.15 6.08 5.81 5.53 5.26 4.98 4.71