Table 2. Comparison in demographic and socioeconomic characteristics between baseline (2006) and endline (2008) survey participants.
| Indicatora | Baseline (n = 2,889) | Endline (n = 2,442) |
| Mean household size | 5.4 (2.1) | 5.1 (2.1) |
| Proportion Karenb | 59.8% | 54.5% |
| Proportion Buddhist | 50.5% | 47.5% |
| Age of respondent (y) | 30.6 (7.5) | 30.5 (7.5) |
| Educational level (y) | 2.0 (2.8) | 2.6 (3.2) |
| Literate (reading and writing) | 52.5% | 51.8% |
| Married | 95.6% | 95.4% |
| Age at marriage (y) | 20.8 (5.0) | 20.6 (4.0) |
| Ever pregnant | 95.1% | 91.7% |
| Age at first pregnancy (y) | 20.8 (3.8) | 21.1 (3.7) |
| Number of times pregnant | 3.9 (2.6) | 3.4 (2.4) |
| Number of live births | 3.8 (2.3) | 3.5 (2.1) |
| Time since last pregnancy (y) | 2.5 (2.9) | 2.6 (3.0) |
a
Continuous indicators are shown as mean (standard deviation), while binary variables are given in terms of percentage.
b
The proportion Karen is a function of the sampling strategy and the response rate. In the 2008 endline survey, an entire Karen site was not accessed because of escalating conflict.