Table 1. Demographics characteristics of 3557 female heads-of-households surveyed in August-September, 2010 in Zambézia Province, Mozambique: unweighted sample size (N), weighted means or percentages.
| Demographic Characteristic | All Women | Portuguese Speaking Status | ||
| N = 3557 | Yes | No | P-value | |
| N = 1110 (37.9%) | N = 2447 (62.1%) | |||
| Mean age | 31.2 | 28.5 | 33.0 | <0.001 |
| Mean persons in household | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Education, % | ||||
| <1 year | 44.6 | 15.4 | 62.4 | <0.001 |
| 1–5 years | 43.6 | 57.1 | 35.3 | |
| >5 years | 11.8 | 27.5 | 2.2 | |
| Monthly income, % | ||||
| No income | 34.3 | 24.2 | 40.4 | <0.001 |
| ≤1,000 Meticais* | 51.5 | 53.2 | 50.5 | |
| >1000 Meticais* | 14.2 | 22.6 | 9.2 | |
| Language used at home, % | ||||
| Cisena | 13.4 | 11.8 | 14.4 | <0.001 |
| Elomwe | 41.0 | 42.7 | 40.0 | |
| Echuabo | 23.0 | 23.1 | 22.9 | |
| Portuguese | 7.2 | 18.0 | 0.5 | |
| Other† | 15.5 | 4.6 | 22.1 | |
| Electricity in home, % | 8.8 | 16.5 | 4.2 | 0.002 |
| Mean kilometers to health center | 7.7 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 0.01 |
| Mean HIV knowledge score ‡ | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
*
1,000 Meticais = approximately 34 dollars at the time of study (Aug-Sept 2010).
†
Other includes: Cinyanja, Emakhuwa, Xironga, Xitswa.
‡
Scores range from 0–9.
Missing data: age (521/3557), income (277/3557), HIV knowledge (365/3557).