Table 4.

The patterning of multiple deprivation in Benin, 2006 (%)

	No deprivations	1-3 deprivations	4+ deprivations
Urban–rural
Benin	36	34	31
Rural	28	33	39
Urban	47	34	19
Region
Collines	16	36	48
Atacora	35	23	43
Plateau	26	32	42
Zou	29	35	37
Quémé	29	39	33
Couffo	36	31	33
Atlantique	34	34	32
Mono	46	25	29
Donga	46	29	25
Alibori	33	48	20
Borgou	45	35	19
Littoral	59	29	12
Wealth index quintile
Poorest	24	25	51
Poorer	25	33	42
Middle	26	39	35
Richer	37	41	22
Richest	64	30	7
Age of respondent
16–24	36	36	28
25–34	39	34	28
35–44	36	34	30
45–54	34	33	34
55–64	33	33	34
65+	31	31	37
Sex of respondent
Male	35	34	31
Female	37	33	30
Religion of respondent
Other traditional	27	23	50
Traditional (Vodoun)	27	30	42
Other religion	25	34	41
Celeste	29	35	37
No religion	35	31	34
Protestant methodist	31	35	34
Other Protestant	38	32	31
Other Christian	33	37	30
Catholic	42	33	25
Islam	40	37	23
Ethnicity of respondent
Betamari and related	32	22	47
Fon and related	32	34	34
Yoruba and related	35	34	32
Yoa and Lokpa related	39	31	30
Peulh and related	24	46	29
Adja and related	43	30	27
Countries bordering Benin	53	24	23
Other countries	50	29	21
Bariba and related	40	42	18
Other ethnic group	47	36	17
Dendi and related	54	30	16
Education of respondent
No education	30	33	38
Primary	37	36	28
Secondary 1	46	35	19
Secondary 2	60	30	10
Higher	64	29	7

Source: Calculated from Benin DHS 2006