Table 1 Distribution of women, by background characteristics
Background characteristics | Case [Percent] (N = 4220) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
15–19 | 556 [13.2%] |
20–24 | 730 [17.3%] |
25–29 | 869 [20.6%] |
30–34 | 700 [16.6%] |
35–39 | 610 [14.4%] |
40–44 | 402 [9.5%] |
45–49 | 353 [8.4%] |
Education | |
None | 1089 [25.8%] |
Primary | 2008 [47.6%] |
Secondary or higher | 1123 [26.6%] |
Household Wealth Index | |
Poorest | 323 [7.7%] |
Poorer | 829 [19.6%] |
Medium | 11,571 [37.2%] |
Richer | 1230 [29.2%] |
Richest | 267 [6.3%] |
Marital Status | |
Currently in union with a partner | 1656 [39.2%] |
Formerly in union with a partner | 2173 [51.5%] |
Currently in union with a partner | 391 [9.3%] |
Religion | |
Catholic | 237 [5.6%] |
Anglican/Methodist/Presbyterian | 371 [8.8%] |
Pentecostal | 1265 [30.0%] |
Other Christian | 511 [12.1%] |
Moslem | 1780 [42.2%] |
Other/No religion | 56 [1.3%] |
Mean [Std. Dev.] | |
Number of contraceptive methods known (0–13) | 8.6 [2.0] |