Table 3.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents and the index infants and young children from 32 Sub-Saharan African countries, 2010–2016
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
| Type of place of residence (n=151 575) | ||
| Urban | 43 313 | 28.6 |
| Rural | 108 262 | 71.4 |
| Age of the mother (years) (n=151 575) | ||
| 15–24 | 50 646 | 33.4 |
| 25–34 | 70 892 | 46.8 |
| 35–49 | 30 037 | 19.8 |
| Maternal educational status (n=151 566) | ||
| No education | 61 650 | 40.7 |
| Primary | 52 128 | 34.4 |
| Secondary | 32 844 | 21.7 |
| Higher | 4944 | 3.3 |
| Respondents currently working (n=151 328) | ||
| No | 61 693 | 40.8 |
| Yes | 89 636 | 59.2 |
| Marital status (n=151 568) | ||
| Married/Living with partner | 135 904 | 89.7 |
| Not ever married | 7561 | 5.0 |
| Separated | 4384 | 2.9 |
| Divorced | 2084 | 1.4 |
| Widowed | 1635 | 1.1 |
| Husband’s/partner’s education (n=141 069) | ||
| No education | 46 668 | 33.1 |
| Primary | 43 370 | 30.7 |
| Secondary | 38 330 | 27.2 |
| Higher | 10 090 | 7.2 |
| Don’t know | 2610 | 1.9 |
| Children ever born to the respondent (n=151 575) | ||
| 1 | 28 309 | 18.7 |
| 2–4 | 70 967 | 46.8 |
| 5 or more | 52 300 | 34.5 |
| Number of under-5 children in the household (n=151 632) | ||
| 1 | 53 082 | 35.0 |
| 2 | 58 846 | 38.8 |
| 3 or more | 39 647 | 26.2 |
| Child alive (n=151 575) | ||
| No | 22 695 | 15.0 |
| Yes | 128 880 | 85.0 |
| Age (years) (n=128 880) | ||
| 0 | 66 748 | 51.8 |
| 1 | 62 132 | 48.2 |
| Age (months) (n=124 338) | ||
| 0–5 | 32 980 | 26.5 |
| 6–11 | 33 014 | 26.6 |
| 12–17 | 32 779 | 26.4 |
| 18–23 | 25 566 | 20.6 |
| Sex of the child (n=151 575) | ||
| Boys | 77 007 | 50.8 |
| Girls | 74 569 | 49.2 |