Table 2.
Socioeconomic characteristics of families.
| Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Household members | ||
| ≤ 5 | 3 831 | 27.4 |
| 6–10 | 7 387 | 52.8 |
| 11–20 | 2 405 | 17.2 |
| > 20 | 363 | 2.6 |
| Number of children | ||
| ≤ 3 | 3 341 | 23.9 |
| 4–5 | 4 005 | 28.6 |
| > 5 | 6 640 | 47.5 |
| Number of children under 5 | ||
| ≤ 2 | 10 295 | 73.6 |
| 3–4 | 2 888 | 20.6 |
| > 4 | 803 | 5.7 |
| Number of wives | ||
| 1 | 9 139 | 88.4 |
| > 1 | 1 200 | 11.6 |
| The ideal number of boys | ||
| ≤ 1 | 2 535 | 18.1 |
| 2–3 | 6 185 | 44.2 |
| > 3 | 5 266 | 37.7 |
| Sex of the head of the HH | ||
| Male | 11 278 | 80.6 |
| Female | 2 708 | 19.4 |
| Age of the head of the HH | ||
| ≤ 30 | 1 059 | 7.6 |
| 31–60 | 10 961 | 78.4 |
| > 60 | 1 966 | 14.1 |
| Wealth index | ||
| Poorest | 2 980 | 21.3 |
| Poorer | 3 253 | 23.3 |
| Middle | 3 200 | 22.9 |
| Richer | 2 713 | 19.4 |
| Richest | 1 840 | 13.2 |