Table 1.
Socio-demographic description of on women who delivered within the last 12 months in the Iraq MICS of 2000
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Factor | n (%) |
| Age (years) | |
| <25 | 861 (31.1) |
| 25–34 | 1399 (49.1) |
| 35+ | 613 (19.8) |
| Currently married | |
| Yes | 2851 (99.3) |
| No | 22 (0.7) |
| Maternal education level | |
| None | 918 (27.9) |
| Primary | 276 (46.2) |
| secondary or higher | 640 (25.9) |
| Area of residence | |
| Urban | 1481 (62.8) |
| Rural | 1388 (37.2) |
| Wealth index (Quintiles) | |
| Poorest | 946 (25.0) |
| Second | 546 (19.7) |
| Middle | 574 (20.8) |
| Fourth | 416 (21.1) |
| Richest | 387 (13.4) |
| Number of children ever born | |
| 1 or 2 | 877 (31.4) |
| 3 or 4 | 815 (29.9) |
| 5 or 6 | 568 (19.0) |
| 7 or more | 611 (19.7) |
| Delivery assisted by Traditional birth attendant | |
| No | 2070 (73.1) |
| Yes | 803 (26.9) |
Note: numbers are not adding up because of non responses to some variables