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Table 1 Distribution of women in 2006 and 2016

From: Age at first marriage, age at first sex, family size preferences, contraception and change in fertility among women in Uganda: analysis of the 2006–2016 period

Characteristic

2006, n = 7281

2016, n = 15,799

p-value

Age

 15–19

11.4

12.3

0.5575

 20–24

21.7

22.3

 

 25–29

19.2

19.0

 

 30–34

16.7

15.9

 

 35–39

12.9

12.7

 

 40–44

10.1

10.1

 

 45–49

8.0

7.6

 

Education

 No education

22.2

11.0

0.001

 Primary

58.6

57.2

 

 Secondary

19.2

31.8

 

Residence

 Urban

16.5

26.4

0.001

 Rural

83.5

73.6

 

Contraceptive use

 No

77.1

64.6

0.001

 Yes

22.9

35.4

 

Age at first marriage

 Not married

10.7

13.2

0.001

 Below 15

15.2

11.2

 

 15–19

56.4

49.1

 

 20+

17.8

26.5

 

Family size preferences

 0–2

7.5

7.1

< 0.001

 3–4

40.8

47.6

 

 5+

48.0

43.0

 

 Non-numeric

3.7

2.3

 

Age at first sexual intercourse

 Below 15

20.1

19.0

< 0.001

 15–19

55.0

69.6

 

 20+

24.9

11.5