Table 2.

Percentage of respondents, by age at sexual debut and demographic characteristics, according to sex, Kisumu, Kenya

Characteristic	Total	Girls	Boys
Mean age at premarital sexual debut (years)	15.3	15.5	15.2
Premarital sexual debut
by age 14	14.4	12.1	16.8
by age 16	41.4	37.4	45.5
by age 18	64.0	61.6	66.5
Mean age at time of interview (years)	19.7	19.7	19.7
Currently in school	71.7	63.6	80.1
Currently employed	9.5	9.1	10.0
Currently living in urban area	72.6	71.0	74.2
Age at maternal death
≤ 13 years	8.5	7.1	10.0
14–18 years	10.3	13.1	7.3
No maternal death	81.2	79.8	82.7
Age at paternal death
≤ 13 years	20.1	22.7	17.3
14–18 years	15.9	14.7	17.3
No paternal death	64.0	62.6	65.5
(N)	(389)	(198)	(191)

Note: Figures represent characteristics of respondents in the first month of age 18.