Table 4.
Weighted descriptive statistics for women who had a child in the last year by region (N=18,036)
| Variables of interest | Percent |
|---|---|
| Dependent variable | |
| Continuum of care | |
| None | 13.5 |
| Some | 69.6 |
| All | 16.9 |
| Independent variables | |
| Region | |
| South Asia | 28.3 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 71.7 |
| Age | |
| 15–19 | 10.6 |
| 20–24 | 29.5 |
| 25–34 | 45.3 |
| 35–49 | 14.6 |
| Parity | |
| 1 | 21.6 |
| 2–3 | 37.6 |
| 4 + | 40.8 |
| Education level | |
| None | 38.0 |
| Primary | 42.8 |
| Secondary + | 19.2 |
| Residence | |
| Urban | 19.9 |
| Rural | 80.1 |
| Wealth quintile | |
| Poorest | 22.0 |
| Poorer | 22.3 |
| Middle | 21.1 |
| Richer | 18.2 |
| Richest | 16.4 |
| Decision-making about respondent’s health care | |
| Wife not involved | 47.4 |
| Wife involved | 52.6 |