Table 2. Background characteristics of respondents (N = 2000).
| 95% CI¥ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Frequency | % or mean | LCL | UCL |
| Age of respondent (mean & CI) | 31.7 | 31.1 | 32.3 | |
| Highest Educational level | ||||
| None | 434 | 21.7 | 18.3 | 25.6 |
| Primary | 459 | 23.0 | 20.7 | 25.4 |
| Junior High school | 897 | 44.9 | 40.8 | 49.0 |
| Senior High school | 156 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 10.2 |
| Post-Secondary School | 54 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 4.1 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 1068 | 53.4 | 49.8 | 57.0 |
| Divorced/separated/no relationship | 268 | 13.4 | 11.3 | 15.8 |
| Not married but in relationship | 664 | 33.2 | 29.9 | 36.6 |
| Worked or earned Income in past 12 months | ||||
| Each month | 694 | 34.7 | 30.0 | 39.7 |
| Most months | 411 | 20.6 | 17.8 | 23.6 |
| Once a while | 504 | 25.2 | 21.8 | 28.9 |
| Never Worked | 391 | 19.6 | 16.1 | 23.5 |
| Worked or earned Income in past 3 months | 1253 | 62.7 | 55.9 | 69.1 |
| Household Food Security | ||||
| Food Secure | 448 | 22.4 | 19.9 | 25.1 |
| Mildly insecure | 103 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 7.2 |
| Moderately insecure | 704 | 35.2 | 31.8 | 38.7 |
| Severely insecure | 745 | 37.3 | 33.5 | 41.1 |
| Have Biological children | 1800 | 90.0 | 88.4 | 91.4 |
| Membership of groups§ | 104 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 6.7 |
| Age at first marriage (mean & CI) | 22 | 21.5 | 22.4 | |
| Years lived in community¤ (mean & CI) | 17.5 | 16.1 | 18.9 | |
| Number of biological children (mean & CI) | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 | |
| Number of children financially supporting (mean & CI) | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | |
¥ Estimation of the Confidence Interval took into account multi-stage design of the study.
§ Includes all social groups that require membership for association & participation.
¤ Number of years respondent has lived in the community where interview was collected.