Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of women in easier-to-reach and harder-to-reach groups (2014).
Characteristics | Easier-to-reach | Adolescents | Unmarried | Rural poor |
---|---|---|---|---|
N | 3,873 | 1,918 | 1,266 | 1,431 |
Age group | ||||
15–19 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
20–29 | 39.1 | 0 | 69.3 | 48.0 |
30–39 | 38.0 | 0 | 18.9 | 32.5 |
40–49 | 22.9 | 0 | 11.8 | 19.5 |
Number of living children | ||||
0 | 10.6 | 86.1 | 64.5 | 3.5 |
1 | 15.8 | 12.1 | 14.8 | 11.3 |
2–4 | 47.2 | 1.8 | 15.6 | 45.8 |
5 or more | 26.5 | 0 | 5.1 | 39.4 |
Marital status | ||||
Never married | 0 | 76.8 | 71.3 | 0 |
Currently married - monogamous | 66.9 | 20.3 | 0 | 61.9 |
Currently married - polygamous | 33.1 | 2.6 | 0 | 38.1 |
Formerly married | 0 | 0.4 | 28.7 | 0 |
Type of residence (urban/rural) | ||||
Rural | 41.3 | 49.5 | 23.9 | 100 |
Urban | 58.7 | 50.5 | 76.1 | 0 |
Zone | ||||
West | 44.0 | 35.3 | 62.1 | 4 |
Centre | 22.7 | 26.9 | 13.1 | 42.7 |
North | 21.8 | 22.9 | 13.7 | 18.9 |
South | 11.5 | 14.9 | 11.1 | 34.4 |
Education | ||||
None | 58.7 | 30.9 | 32.0 | 88.1 |
Primary | 25.5 | 24.4 | 24.0 | 9.6 |
Secondary or higher | 15.8 | 44.7 | 44.0 | 2.3 |
Household wealth quintile | ||||
Poorest | 1.1 | 17.9 | 5.6 | 100 |
Poorer | 23.8 | 17.6 | 10.2 | 0 |
Middle | 24.0 | 22.0 | 18.3 | 0 |
Richer | 25.4 | 18.8 | 24.7 | 0 |
Richest | 25.6 | 23.6 | 41.1 | 0 |