Table
2: Demographic
characteristics of female respondents to DHS surveys.
|
|
Kenya |
Malawi |
Rwanda |
Tanzania |
Uganda |
Zambia |
||||||
|
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
|
Age group |
15-19 |
5,820 |
18.7 |
5005 |
21.7 |
2945 |
21.5 |
2172 |
21.4 |
2048 |
23.6 |
3625 |
22.1 |
20-24 |
5,735 |
18.5 |
4555 |
19.8 |
2683 |
19.6 |
1909 |
18.8 |
1629 |
18.8 |
3006 |
18.3 |
|
25-29 |
6,099 |
19.6 |
4400 |
19.1 |
2494 |
18.2 |
1668 |
16.5 |
1569 |
18.1 |
2813 |
17.1 |
|
30-34 |
4,510 |
14.5 |
3250 |
14.1 |
1822 |
13.3 |
1422 |
14.0 |
1086 |
12.5 |
2476 |
15.1 |
|
35-39 |
3,773 |
12.1 |
2522 |
11.0 |
1447 |
10.6 |
1290 |
12.7 |
1026 |
11.8 |
2009 |
12.2 |
|
40-44 |
2,885 |
9.3 |
1730 |
7.5 |
1168 |
8.5 |
938 |
9.3 |
729 |
8.4 |
1464 |
8.9 |
|
45-49 |
2,257 |
7.3 |
1558 |
6.8 |
1112 |
8.1 |
740 |
7.3 |
587 |
6.8 |
1018 |
6.2 |
|
Current marital status |
Never married |
8,997 |
28.9 |
4538 |
19.7 |
5285 |
38.7 |
2540 |
25.1 |
2118 |
24.4 |
4572 |
27.9 |
Currently married/living with
partner |
16,961 |
54.6 |
13520 |
58.7 |
4799 |
35.1 |
5909 |
58.3 |
3087 |
35.6 |
9759 |
59.5 |
|
No longer married/living with
partner |
5,121 |
16.5 |
4962 |
21.6 |
3587 |
26.2 |
1690 |
16.7 |
3464 |
40.0 |
2080 |
12.7 |
|
Residence |
Urban |
12,690 |
40.8 |
4302 |
18.7 |
2057 |
15.0 |
2892 |
28.5 |
1717 |
19.8 |
7585 |
46.2 |
Rural |
18,389 |
59.2 |
18718 |
81.3 |
11614 |
85.0 |
7247 |
71.5 |
6957 |
80.2 |
8826 |
53.8 |
|
Education status |
No education |
2,176 |
7.0 |
3505 |
15.2 |
2119 |
15.5 |
1940 |
19.1 |
1120 |
12.9 |
1375 |
8.4 |
Primary |
15,626 |
50.3 |
14916 |
64.8 |
9337 |
68.3 |
6553 |
64.6 |
5152 |
59.4 |
7677 |
46.8 |
|
Secondary |
9,802 |
31.5 |
4177 |
18.1 |
2008 |
14.7 |
1601 |
15.8 |
1948 |
22.5 |
6519 |
39.7 |
|
Higher |
3,475 |
11.2 |
422 |
1.8 |
207 |
1.5 |
45 |
0.4 |
454 |
5.2 |
830 |
5.1 |
|
Wealth quintile |
Poorest |
4,838 |
15.6 |
4268 |
18.5 |
2622 |
19.2 |
1680 |
16.6 |
1519 |
17.5 |
2859 |
17.4 |
Poorer |
5,457 |
17.6 |
4332 |
18.8 |
2661 |
19.5 |
1947 |
19.2 |
1579 |
18.2 |
2861 |
17.4 |
|
Middle |
6,032 |
19.4 |
4517 |
19.6 |
2735 |
20.0 |
1997 |
19.7 |
1608 |
18.5 |
3078 |
18.8 |
|
Richer |
6,550 |
21.1 |
4515 |
19.6 |
2677 |
19.6 |
2112 |
20.8 |
1726 |
19.9 |
3510 |
21.4 |
|
Richest |
8,202 |
26.4 |
5388 |
23.4 |
2976 |
21.8 |
2403 |
23.7 |
2242 |
25.8 |
4103 |
25.0 |