Table 1.
Characteristics of participants by coverage area: 10 departments of Guatemala, May 2011
| Characteristic | Low-coverage departments (n = 632) no. (%) | High-coverage departments (n = 562) no. (%) |
|---|---|---|
|
Sex
|
|
|
| Male |
68 (10.8) |
71 (12.6) |
| Female |
564 (89.2) |
491 (87.4) |
|
Age
|
|
|
| 15-19 |
52 (8.2) |
47 (8.4) |
| 20-24 |
151 (23.9) |
154 (27.4) |
| 25-39 |
334 (52.9) |
290 (51.6) |
| >39 |
95 (15.0) |
71 (12.6) |
|
Education
|
|
|
| None |
100 (15.8) |
87 (15.5) |
| Primary or less |
287 (45.4) |
289 (51.4) |
| Secondarya |
228 (36.1) |
171 (30.4) |
| Post-secondary |
17 (2.7) |
15 (2.7) |
|
Occupation
|
|
|
| Housewife |
531 (84.0) |
485 (86.3) |
| Day-laborers |
13 (2.1) |
11 (2.0) |
| Professionals |
18 (2.8) |
20 (3.6) |
| Business-related |
26 (4.1) |
16 (2.8) |
| Other |
44 (7.0) |
30 (5.3) |
|
Marital Status
|
|
|
| Single |
96 (15.2) |
74 (13.2) |
| Married |
316 (50.0) |
296 (52.7) |
| In relationship |
201 (31.8) |
179 (31.9) |
| Divorced |
5 (0.8) |
3 (0.5) |
| Other |
14 (2.2) |
10 (1.7) |
|
Monthly income
|
|
|
| <$128 |
192 (30.4) |
247 (44.0) |
| $128-256 |
228 (36.1) |
172 (30.6) |
| $256-384 |
87 (13.8) |
67 (11.9) |
| >$384 |
48 (7.5) |
12 (2.1) |
| No response/I don’t know |
77 (12.2) |
64 (11.4) |
|
Children aged 0–5 years
|
|
|
| 1 |
449 (71.0) |
421 (74.9) |
| 2 |
135 (21.4) |
117 (20.8) |
| 3 |
38 (6.0) |
22 (3.9) |
| 4 or more |
10 (1.6) |
2 (0.4) |
|
Age of child (years)
b
|
|
|
| 0-1 (n = 247) |
128 (14.7) |
119 (16.4) |
| 1 (n = 296) |
153 (17.6) |
143 (19.7) |
| 2 (n = 276) |
150 (17.3) |
126 (17.4) |
| 3 (n = 275) |
167 (19.2) |
108 (14.9) |
| 4 (n = 287) |
142 (16.4) |
145 (20.0) |
| 5 (n = 212) |
128 (14.8) |
84 (11.6) |
| Total (n = 1593) | 868 (100.0) | 725 (100.0) |
aThe term “secondary” includes participants with any level of post-primary education.
bWhile the age of each participant’s child was recorded, sex was not.