Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents
Variables | Frequency (N = 284,744) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
15–19 | 20,858 | 7.33 |
20–24 | 50,688 | 17.80 |
25–29 | 63,321 | 22.24 |
30–34 | 54,459 | 19.13 |
35–39 | 44,900 | 15.77 |
40–44 | 30,223 | 10.61 |
45–49 | 20,295 | 7.13 |
Respondent educational status | ||
No formal education | 112,304 | 39.44 |
Primary education | 92,193 | 32.38 |
Secondary education | 68,483 | 24.05 |
Higher | 11,764 | 4.13 |
Husband educational status | ||
No formal education | 101,529 | 35.66 |
Primary education | 79,684 | 27.98 |
Secondary education | 81,114 | 28.49 |
Higher | 22,417 | 7.87 |
Women employment | ||
Not Working | 97,563 | 34.26 |
Working | 187,181 | 65.74 |
Sex of household head | ||
Male | 242,015 | 84.99 |
Female | 42,729 | 15.01 |
Decision-making autonomy | ||
Respondent alone | 14,842 | 5.21 |
Otherwise | 269,902 | 94.79 |
Number of living children | ||
0 | 22,865 | 8.03 |
1–3 | 147,306 | 51.73 |
4 & above | 114,573 | 40.24 |
Parity | ||
Null | 20,164 | 7.08 |
One | 42,923 | 15.07 |
Two | 48,212 | 16.93 |
Three | 43,478 | 15.27 |
4 & above | 129,967 | 45.64 |
Ideal number of children | ||
0–3 | 51,919 | 18.23 |
4–5 | 106,923 | 37.55 |
6 & above | 109,023 | 38.29 |
Non-numeric response | 16,879 | 5.93 |
Media exposure | ||
No | 94,186.27 | 33.08 |
Yes | 190,558.1 | 66.92 |
Wealth status | ||
Poorest | 55,765 | 19.58 |
Poorer | 57,711 | 20.27 |
Middle | 56,565 | 19.87 |
Richer | 57,388 | 20.15 |
Richest | 57,315 | 20.13 |
Current contraceptive use | ||
No | 204,379 | 71.78 |
Yes | 80,365 | 28.22 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 97,098 | 34.10 |
Rural | 187,646 | 65.90 |
Region of SSA | ||
Western | 121,052 | 42.51 |
Eastern | 104,218 | 36.60 |
Central | 50,431 | 17.71 |
Southern | 9043 | 3.18 |