Table 1.

Respondent profile

Characteristic	Women (n=1,624)	Men (n=1,627)
Mean age (years)	19.9	40.1
% Muslim	97.5	90.1
% in polygamous marriage	31.2	27.0
Mean age at first marriage (years)	15.4
Mean number of living children	1.4	4.7
% literate	32.0	64.0
% work outside the home	49.8	95.6
% household connected to electricity	49.7	58.2
Mean ideal number of children	8.5