Table. 2.
Mean with standard deviation (SD) and weighted percentage distribution of women by their background characteristics
| Characteristics | Sample women | Mean±SD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | ||
| Current age (years) | 32.4±8.5 | ||
| 20-<25 | 2,175 | 22.7 | |
| 25-<30 | 1,931 | 20.2 | |
| 30-<35 | 1,660 | 17.3 | |
| 35-<40 | 1,564 | 16.3 | |
| 40-<45 | 1,213 | 12.7 | |
| 45-49 | 1,030 | 10.8 | |
| Year of marriage | |||
| 1967-1974 | 701 | 7.3 | |
| 1975-1979 | 938 | 9.8 | |
| 1980-1984 | 1,267 | 13.2 | |
| 1985-1989 | 1,529 | 16.0 | |
| 1990-1994 | 1,659 | 17.3 | |
| 1995-1999 | 1,816 | 19.0 | |
| 2000-2007 | 1,661 | 17.4 | |
| Age at first marriage (years) | 15.3±2.8 | ||
| <14 | 3,083 | 32.2 | |
| 14-<16 | 2,920 | 30.5 | |
| 16-<18 | 1,834 | 19.2 | |
| 18+ | 1,736 | 18.1 | |
| Women's education | |||
| No education | 3,603 | 37.3 | |
| Primary | 2,856 | 29.8 | |
| Secondary | 2,502 | 26.1 | |
| Higher | 609 | 6.4 | |
| Current residence | |||
| Urban | 2,230 | 23.3 | |
| Rural | 7,342 | 76.7 | |
| Region | |||
| Barisal | 577 | 6.0 | |
| Chittagong | 1,766 | 18.4 | |
| Dhaka | 3,003 | 31.4 | |
| Khulna | 1,219 | 12.7 | |
| Rajshahi | 2,380 | 24.9 | |
| Sylhet | 627 | 6.6 | |
| Religion | |||
| Islam | 8,670 | 90.6 | |
| Others | 902 | 9.4 | |
| Wealth index | |||
| Poorest | 1,876 | 19.6 | |
| Poorer | 1,835 | 19.2 | |
| Middle | 1,862 | 19.5 | |
| Richer | 1,955 | 20.4 | |
| Richest | 2,044 | 21.4 | |
| Total | 9,572 | 100.0 | |