Table 4.
Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents
| |
Place of residence in Kinshasa |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Centre |
East |
West |
South |
North |
Total |
| (N = 224) | (N = 75) | (N = 75) | (N = 75) | (N = 75) | (N = 524) | |
|
Characteristic |
N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
| Age, years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 15-19 |
23 (10.3) |
20 (26.7) |
8 (10.7) |
5 (6.7) |
9 (12.0) |
65 (12.4) |
| 20-24 |
53 (23.7) |
12 (16.0) |
24 (32.0) |
15 (20.0) |
14 (18.7) |
118 (22.5) |
| 25-29 |
41 (18.3) |
12 (16.0) |
11 (14.7) |
22 (29.3) |
18 (24.0) |
104 (19.8) |
| 30-34 |
40 (17.9) |
16 (21.3) |
12 (16.0) |
16 (21.3) |
10 (13.3) |
94 (17.9) |
| 35-39 |
27 (12.1) |
3 (4.0) |
10 (13.3) |
8 (10.7) |
8 (10.7) |
56 (10.7) |
| 40-44 |
9 (4.0) |
7 (9.3) |
3 (4.0) |
4 (5.3) |
7 (9.3) |
30 (5.7) |
| 45-49 |
11 (4.9) |
2 (2.7) |
3 (4.0) |
4 (5.3) |
3 (4.0) |
23 (4.4) |
| 50-54 |
6 (2.7) |
3 (4.0) |
1 (1.3) |
1 (1.3) |
1 (1.3) |
12 (2.3) |
| 55-59 |
7 (3.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (4.0) |
10 (1.9) |
| 60-64 |
4 (1.8) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (2.7) |
6 (1.1) |
| 65-69 |
1 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.2) |
| 70-74 |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (2.7) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.4) |
| 75-79 |
2 (0.9) |
0 (0) |
1 (1.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (0.6) |
| Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Married |
86 (38.9) |
34 (45.3) |
27 (36.0) |
29 (40.8) |
26 (34.7) |
202 (39.1) |
| Single |
119 (53.8) |
36 (48.0) |
43 (57.3) |
40 (56.3) |
42 (56.0) |
280 (54.2) |
| Widowed |
8 (3.6) |
2 (2.7) |
3 (4.0) |
1 (1.4) |
3 (4.0) |
17 (3.3) |
| Divorced |
8 (3.6) |
3 (4.0) |
2 (2.7) |
1 (1.4) |
4 (5.3) |
18 (3.5) |
| Level of education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No school & primary |
39 (17.7) |
23 (30.7) |
18 (24.0) |
17 (23.0) |
8 (10.7) |
105 (20.2) |
| Secondary |
128 (58.2) |
50 (66.7) |
47 (62.7) |
46 (62.2) |
31 (41.3) |
302 (58.2) |
| Higher |
53 (24.1) |
2 (2.7) |
10 (13.3) |
11 (14.9) |
36 (48.0) |
112 (21.6) |
| Occupation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| No formal employment |
124 (56.1) |
57 (76.0) |
48 (64.0) |
49 (66.2) |
21 (28.0) |
299 (57.5) |
| Student |
59 (26.7) |
12 (16.0) |
14 (18.7) |
8 (10.8) |
30 (40.0) |
123 (23.7) |
| Formal employment |
38 (17.2) |
6 (8.0) |
13 (17.3) |
17 (23.0) |
24 (32.0) |
98 (18.8) |
| Religion |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Catholic |
70 (31.4) |
8 (10.7) |
15 (20.0) |
24 (32.4) |
32 (42.7) |
149 (28.5) |
| Protestant |
22 (9.9) |
7 (9.3) |
10 (13.3) |
13 (17.6) |
14 (18.7) |
66 (12.6) |
| Other |
131 (58.7) |
60 (80.0) |
50 (66.7) |
37 (50.0) |
29 (38.7) |
307 (58.8) |
| Parity1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 0 births |
42 (24.9) |
16 (21.9) |
27 (36.0) |
5 (10.9) |
32 (45.1) |
122 (28.1) |
| 1 to 2 births |
59 (34.9) |
29 (39.7) |
26 (34.7) |
19 (41.3) |
17 (23.9) |
150 (34.6) |
| 3 or more births | 68 (40.2) | 28 (38.4) | 22 (29.3) | 22 (47.8) | 22 (31.0) | 162 (37.3) |
1The proportion of missing values was <2% for all variables except for parity (17% missing values).