Table 1.
Distribution of Socio-demographic characteristics of surveyed women by study areas
|
Age in years |
Dhaka % |
Raipur % |
Nabiganj % |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base n = 5893 | End n = 6026 | Base n = 6795 | End n = 6602 | Base n = 6983 | End n = 7009 | |
| ≥14 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 15-19 |
10.1 |
8.7 |
8.8 |
6.9 |
6.6 |
3.7 |
| 20-24 |
23.1 |
23.3 |
18.9 |
17.7 |
17.2 |
15.0 |
| 25-29 |
22.4 |
23.2 |
19.6 |
20.3 |
19.7 |
20.9 |
| 30-34 |
14.2 |
16.3 |
16.0 |
15.5 |
16.8 |
18.0 |
| 35-39 |
13.3 |
13.8 |
13.8 |
14.0 |
14.7 |
17.5 |
| 40-44 |
8.9 |
8.4 |
12.6 |
11.4 |
12.9 |
12.6 |
| 45-49 |
7.9 |
6.1 |
10.2 |
14.1 |
12.1 |
12.3 |
| Mean |
29.4 |
29.4 |
31.0 |
32.0 |
31.9 |
32.7 |
| Educational attainment |
|
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| No education |
48.3 |
45.2 |
33.2 |
30.7 |
48.4 |
47.2 |
| Primary incomplete |
17.8 |
19.1 |
23.5 |
21.9 |
20.5 |
19.2 |
| Primary complete |
13.3 |
11.8 |
13.2 |
13.3 |
14.7 |
15.2 |
| Secondary incomplete |
16.7 |
18.9 |
24.5 |
27.6 |
13.5 |
15.7 |
| Secondary and higher | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
Note: Base = Base line, End = Endline.