TABLE 1.
Percentage distribution of women by socio-demographic characteristics.
| Characteristics | N | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Residence | ||
| Rural | 445 | 78.3 |
| Urban | 123 | 21.6 |
| Age group | ||
| < 25 | 64 | 11.3 |
| 25–29 | 107 | 18.8 |
| 30–34 | 114 | 20.1 |
| 35–39 | 120 | 21.1 |
| 40–44 | 90 | 15.8 |
| 45–49 | 74 | 13.0 |
| Home language | ||
| Setswana | 376 | 66.2 |
| Afrikaans | 21 | 3.7 |
| IsiXhosa | 50 | 8.8 |
| Sesotho | 74 | 13.0 |
| IsiZulu | 47 | 8.3 |
| Type of union | ||
| Civil | 212 | 37.3 |
| Religion | 112 | 19.7 |
| Traditional | 149 | 26.2 |
| Cohabiting | 95 | 16.7 |
| Highest educational level | ||
| No education | 112 | 19.7 |
| Primary | 179 | 31.5 |
| Secondary | 156 | 27.5 |
| Tertiary | 121 | 21.3 |
| Occupation | ||
| Unemployed | 169 | 29.8 |
| Business and/or trading | 76 | 13.4 |
| Government worker | 193 | 34.0 |
| Student | 47 | 8.3 |
| Domestic worker and/or security | 83 | 14.6 |
| Religion affiliation | ||
| Roman Catholic church | 72 | 12.7 |
| Methodist | 146 | 25.7 |
| Pentecostal | 213 | 37.5 |
| Seventh Day Adventist | 95 | 16.7 |
| Traditional religion | 42 | 7.4 |
| Number of living children | ||
| None | 77 | 13.6 |
| 1–2 | 290 | 51.1 |
| 3–4 | 168 | 29.6 |
| 5+ | 33 | 5.8 |
| Duration of the union | ||
| < 5 | 218 | 38.4 |
| 5–9 | 158 | 27.8 |
| 10+ | 192 | 33.8 |
Note: N = 568.