Mining habitat, house and home during an East African gold boom: economic and emotional dimensions

Figures & data

Table 1. Household heads’ age, gender and birthplace.

	2012 census* pop	HH % male	HHH mean age	HHH age range*	% Born in settle-ment	% Home district	% Neigh-bouring district	% Distant district	Years resident at site
Ikuzi rush site	3,907	81	40.0	23–66	0	0	31	69	1.7
Nyarugusu mature site	24,802	81	51.8	21–82	0	6	8	86	23.3
Geita LSM gold town	100,582	78	46.5	19–75	8	3	14	74	21.6
Mean average		80	46.1	19–82	3	3	18	76	15.5

Source: UPIMA survey data, 2012.

*Tanzania 2012. Tanzania Population Census.

Table 2. Mean year of HHH migrant arrival and household composition (%).

Settlement	No. of native-born HHH	Mean year of arrival	Single %	Married no. of children %	Family 1–2 children %	Family 3–5 children %	Family >5 children %	3-generation families %
Ikuzi	1	2010	50	42	0	8	0	3
Nyarugusu	0	1988	6	19	39	33	3	11
Geita town	3	1990	8	17	31	42	3	31

Source: UPIMA survey data, 2012.

Table 3. Household size, gender composition and dependency ratios by site.

Settlement	HH size	Sex ratio	Average household members	Dependency ratio
Ikuzi – gold rush	3.2	1.30	3.1	9.8%
Nyarugusu – mature artisanal	6.4	1.04	6.1	37.6%
Geita – LSM gold town	6.2	1.24	6.3	40.4%
Mean average	5.3	1.19	5.2	33.2%

Source: UPIMA survey data, 2012.

Table 4. Heads of households’ past and existing primary and secondary income sources: 2002 and 2012 (%).

	Income Source	Mining	Trade	Services	Farming	Not working
Ikuzi
2012	Main	69.4	19.4	5.6	5.6	0.0
	Secondary	16.7	25.0	5.6	36.1	16.7
Nyarugusu
2002	Main	61.1	2.8	8.3	22.2	5.6
	Secondary	5.6	11.1	0.0	41.7	41.7
2012	Main	41.7	5.6	11.1	41.7	0.0
	Secondary	33.3	16.7	2.8	41.7	5.6
Geita
2002	Main	5.6	16.7	36.1	22.2	19.4
	Secondary	2.8	2.8	8.3	22.2	63.9
2012	Main	11.1	13.9	47.2	25.0	2.8
	Secondary	11.1	19.4	11.1	27.8	30.6

Source: UPIMA Survey, 2012.