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Table 4 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
| Place of residence in Kinshasa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre | East | West | South | North | Total | |
| (N = 224) | (N = 75) | (N = 75) | (N = 75) | (N = 75) | (N = 524) | |
| Characteristic | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
| Age, years | ||||||
| 15-19 | 23 (10.3) | 20 (26.7) | 8 (10.7) | 5 (6.7) | 9 (12.0) | 65 (12.4) |
| 20-24 | 53 (23.7) | 12 (16.0) | 24 (32.0) | 15 (20.0) | 14 (18.7) | 118 (22.5) |
| 25-29 | 41 (18.3) | 12 (16.0) | 11 (14.7) | 22 (29.3) | 18 (24.0) | 104 (19.8) |
| 30-34 | 40 (17.9) | 16 (21.3) | 12 (16.0) | 16 (21.3) | 10 (13.3) | 94 (17.9) |
| 35-39 | 27 (12.1) | 3 (4.0) | 10 (13.3) | 8 (10.7) | 8 (10.7) | 56 (10.7) |
| 40-44 | 9 (4.0) | 7 (9.3) | 3 (4.0) | 4 (5.3) | 7 (9.3) | 30 (5.7) |
| 45-49 | 11 (4.9) | 2 (2.7) | 3 (4.0) | 4 (5.3) | 3 (4.0) | 23 (4.4) |
| 50-54 | 6 (2.7) | 3 (4.0) | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.3) | 1 (1.3) | 12 (2.3) |
| 55-59 | 7 (3.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (4.0) | 10 (1.9) |
| 60-64 | 4 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.7) | 6 (1.1) |
| 65-69 | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) |
| 70-74 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (2.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.4) |
| 75-79 | 2 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (0.6) |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 86 (38.9) | 34 (45.3) | 27 (36.0) | 29 (40.8) | 26 (34.7) | 202 (39.1) |
| Single | 119 (53.8) | 36 (48.0) | 43 (57.3) | 40 (56.3) | 42 (56.0) | 280 (54.2) |
| Widowed | 8 (3.6) | 2 (2.7) | 3 (4.0) | 1 (1.4) | 3 (4.0) | 17 (3.3) |
| Divorced | 8 (3.6) | 3 (4.0) | 2 (2.7) | 1 (1.4) | 4 (5.3) | 18 (3.5) |
| Level of education | ||||||
| No school & primary | 39 (17.7) | 23 (30.7) | 18 (24.0) | 17 (23.0) | 8 (10.7) | 105 (20.2) |
| Secondary | 128 (58.2) | 50 (66.7) | 47 (62.7) | 46 (62.2) | 31 (41.3) | 302 (58.2) |
| Higher | 53 (24.1) | 2 (2.7) | 10 (13.3) | 11 (14.9) | 36 (48.0) | 112 (21.6) |
| Occupation | ||||||
| No formal employment | 124 (56.1) | 57 (76.0) | 48 (64.0) | 49 (66.2) | 21 (28.0) | 299 (57.5) |
| Student | 59 (26.7) | 12 (16.0) | 14 (18.7) | 8 (10.8) | 30 (40.0) | 123 (23.7) |
| Formal employment | 38 (17.2) | 6 (8.0) | 13 (17.3) | 17 (23.0) | 24 (32.0) | 98 (18.8) |
| Religion | ||||||
| Catholic | 70 (31.4) | 8 (10.7) | 15 (20.0) | 24 (32.4) | 32 (42.7) | 149 (28.5) |
| Protestant | 22 (9.9) | 7 (9.3) | 10 (13.3) | 13 (17.6) | 14 (18.7) | 66 (12.6) |
| Other | 131 (58.7) | 60 (80.0) | 50 (66.7) | 37 (50.0) | 29 (38.7) | 307 (58.8) |
| Parity1 | ||||||
| 0 births | 42 (24.9) | 16 (21.9) | 27 (36.0) | 5 (10.9) | 32 (45.1) | 122 (28.1) |
| 1 to 2 births | 59 (34.9) | 29 (39.7) | 26 (34.7) | 19 (41.3) | 17 (23.9) | 150 (34.6) |
| 3 or more births | 68 (40.2) | 28 (38.4) | 22 (29.3) | 22 (47.8) | 22 (31.0) | 162 (37.3) |
