Table 1.

Prevalence of modern contraceptive use by socio-demographic characteristics

					Modern contraceptive use (%)
Variables	Weighted sample (N)	Weighted percentage (%)	Unweighted N	Unweighted %
Women’s age
15–19	716	9.7	709	9.6	13.6
20–24	1,432	19.5	1418	19.3	14.9
25–29	1,617	22.0	1613	21.9	16.6
30–34	1,287	17.5	1277	17.4	20.7
35–39	1,058	14.4	1083	14.7	18.2
40–44	718	9.7	722	9.8	17.9
45–49	530	7.2	538	7.3	12.9
Marital status
Not married	2267	30.8	2258	30.7	19.1
Married	5,093	69.2	5102	69.3	15.7
Religious affiliation
Christianity	4,037	54.9	4079	55.4	18.5
Islam	2,274	30.9	2213	30.1	15.2
Others	1049	14.2	1068	14.5	13.5
Employment status
Not working	1,153	15.7	1149	15.6	13.4
Working	6,207	84.3	6211	84.4	17.4
Number of live births
Zero	1,048	14.2	1063	14.4	12.6
One	1,024	13.9	1013	13.8	14.8
Two	1,108	15.1	1111	15.1	13.5
Three	1,066	14.5	1062	14.4	15.1
Four or more	3,114	42.3	3111	42.3	20.6
Women’s educational level
No education	4,524	61.5	4495	61.1	14.5
Primary	1,377	14.7	1355	18.4	18.4
Secondary/Higher	1459	19.8	1510	20.5	22.3
Exposure to mass media
Not exposed	4,814	65.4	4848	65.9	16.1
Exposed	2,546	34.6	2512	34.1	18.0
Place of residence
Urban	2,966	40.3	3105	42.2	19.7
Rural	4,394	59.7	4255	57.8	14.8
Wealth index
Poorest	1,314	17.8	1355	18.4	13.7
Poorer	1,383	18.8	1373	18.6	13.8
Middle	1,476	20.1	1405	19.1	15.2
Richer	1,595	21.7	1539	20.9	17.1
Richest	1,591	21.6	1688	22.9	23.0
Ethnicity
Adja and related	871	11.8	888	12.1	15.9
Bariba and related	1,021	13.9	955	13.0	20.9
Dendi and related	490	6.7	463	6.3	17.4
Fon and related	2,788	37.9	2754	37.4	18.3
Yoa, loka and related	244	3.3	241	3.3	8.4
Betamaribe and related	424	5.8	455	6.2	16.7
Peulh and related	649	8.8	672	9.1	10.4
Yoruba and related	873	11.8	932	12.7	10.8

* p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001