Table 7.
Education Gradient in Risk Factors: Women
| Burkina Faso | Cameroon | Ghana | Kenya | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Years Since First Intercourse | |||||
| Years of schooling | 0.0042 (0.0307) | −0.0889* (0.0284) | 0.0184 (0.0342) | −0.1226* (0.0323) | 0.0218 (0.0331) |
| Years of schooling, squared | −0.0119* (0.0032) | −0.0081* (0.0019) | −0.0115* (0.0028) | −0.0147* (0.0021) | −0.0242* (0.0034) |
| F statistic | 48.64 | 178.18 | 52.23 | 357.92 | 143.69 |
| p value | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Number of observations | 11,841 | 10,257 | 5,355 | 7,822 | 6,855 |
| B. Partners in the Past Year | |||||
| Years of schooling | 0.0005 (0.0056) | 0.0276* (0.0102) | 0.0061 (0.0043) | 0.0035 (0.0133) | −0.0006 (0.0046) |
| Years of schooling, squared | −0.0002 (0.0005) | −0.0018* (0.0006) | −0.0007* (0.0003) | −0.0010 (0.0006) | −0.0010* (0.0004) |
| F statistic | 0.28 | 4.33 | 3.32 | 21.87 | 15.91 |
| p value | .76 | .01 | .04 | .00 | .00 |
| Number of observations | 12,460 | 10,614 | 5,688 | 8,165 | 6,863 |
| C. Had Premarital Sex | |||||
| Years of schooling | 0.0156* (0.0055) | 0.0224* (0.0044) | 0.0150* (0.0038) | 0.0456* (0.0039) | 0.0093* (0.0044) |
| Years of schooling, squared | 0.0002 (0.0005) | −0.0009* (0.0003) | −0.0007* (0.0003) | −0.0028* (0.0002) | −0.0007 (0.0004) |
| F statistic | 35.05 | 22.03 | 10.67 | 72.48 | 2.45 |
| p value | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .09 |
| Number of observations | 12,440 | 10,622 | 5,685 | 8,171 | 6,861 |
Source: DHS for Burkina Faso (2003), Cameroon (2004), Ghana (2003), Kenya (2003), and Tanzania (2003).
Notes: All regressions are weighted least squares regressions, weighted using provided sample weights with clustering on the household. Coefficients on the following regressors are not reported: rural; age groups 20–24, 25–29, 30–34, 35–39, 40–44, and 45–49; region fixed effects; and a constant. The sample includes women ages 15–49. The dependent variables are years since first intercourse (Panel A), partners in the past year (Panel B), and had premarital sex (Panel C). The F statistic tests the joint significance of years of schooling and years of schooling, squared. Rural is an indicator for whether the respondent currently lives in a rural area. Huber-White standard errors are in parentheses.
p < .05