Table 2. Background Characteristics of Drug Shop Family Planning Clients, N = 585.
Characteristics | |
Sex, % | |
Female | 90.1 |
Male | 9.9 |
Age,a mean (range), y | 28.8 (13.0–52.0) |
Marital status, % | |
Single | 10.3 |
Married | 66.5 |
Unmarried, living together | 15.7 |
Separated/divorced/widowed | 7.5 |
No. of children,a mean (range) | 3.4 (0.0–13.0) |
Highest level of education completed, % | |
Did not attend school | 6.5 |
Kindergarten/nursery school | 24.8 |
Primary | 43.1 |
Secondary or higher | 25.4 |
Missing | 0.2 |
Works for money, % | |
Yes | 77.9 |
No | 15.1 |
Missing | 7.0 |
Type of work, % | |
Running a shop/stall/business | 44.3 |
Farming | 24.1 |
Housewife | 12.0 |
Other | 12.6 |
Missing | 7.0 |
Socioeconomic status, % | |
Very low | 30.3 |
Low | 29.9 |
Medium | 31.4 |
High | 8.4 |
Desires a baby in the future, % | 70.6 |
Data are among 584 clients (missing data for 1 client).