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Table 1 Description of socio-economic characteristics of women

From: Role of husband’s attitude towards the usage of contraceptives for unmet need of family planning among married women of reproductive age in Pakistan

Description of variables

Frequency

Percentage

Age of women

  

15–19

101

0.8

20–24

606

5.0

25–29

1,590

13.1

30–34

1,889

15.6

35–39

2,621

21.6

40–44

2,511

20.7

45–49

2,795

23.2

Women’s education

  

No education

7,993

66.0

Primary

1,539

12.6

Secondary

1,690

14.0

Higher

891

7.4

Wealth status of women’s household

  

Poorest

3,185

26.3

Poorer

2,999

24.8

Middle

2,346

19.3

Richer

1,807

14.9

Richest

1,776

14.7

Women’s employment status

  

Currently unemployed

10,302

85.0

Currently employed

1,811

15.0

Husband’s education

  

No education

4,467

36.9

Primary

1,705

14.1

Secondary

3,869

31.9

Higher

2,072

17.1

Reason not using: husband opposed

  

No opposed

10,458

86.3

Opposed

1,655

13.7

Reason not using: religious prohibition

  

No prohibition

11,512

95.0

Prohibition

602

5.0

Decision maker for not using contraceptive

  

Women

1,697

14.0

Husband

10,416

86.0

Unmet need for family planning

  

No

5,863

48.4

Yes

6,250

51.6