Table 1. Demographic characteristics of male and female survey respondents.
| Female (n = 493) |
Male (n = 407) |
Total (n = 900) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Age Group | ||||||
| 18–24 | 196 | 39.8 | 95 | 23.3 | 291 | 32.3 |
| 25–29 | 178 | 36.1 | 100 | 24.6 | 278 | 30.9 |
| >29 | 119 | 24.1 | 206 | 50.6 | 325 | 36.1 |
| Missing | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Bakongo | 284 | 57.6 | 219 | 53.8 | 503 | 55.9 |
| Other | 207 | 42.0 | 185 | 45.5 | 392 | 43.6 |
| Missing | 2 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.6 |
| Urban vs. Peri-Urban | ||||||
| Urban | 278 | 56.4 | 247 | 60.7 | 525 | 58.3 |
| Peri-urban | 215 | 43.6 | 160 | 39.3 | 375 | 41.7 |
| Education Status | ||||||
| Less than secondary | 80 | 16.2 | 9 | 2.2 | 89 | 9.9 |
| Completed secondary | 157 | 31.8 | 40 | 9.8 | 197 | 21.9 |
| Higher than secondary | 256 | 51.9 | 358 | 88.0 | 614 | 68.2 |
| Problems Satisfying Food Needs in Past Year |
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| Never | 269 | 54.6 | 175 | 43.0 | 444 | 49.3 |
| Less than daily | 141 | 28.6 | 154 | 37.8 | 295 | 32.8 |
| Daily | 77 | 15.6 | 75 | 18.4 | 152 | 16.9 |
| Missing | 6 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.7 | 9 | 1.0 |
| Attend Church Every Week | 386 | 78.3 | 323 | 79.4 | 709 | 78.8 |
| Relationship Status | ||||||
| In a relationship | 166 | 33.7 | 147 | 36.1 | 313 | 34.8 |
| Engaged | 190 | 38.5 | 149 | 36.6 | 339 | 37.7 |
| Married | 137 | 27.8 | 111 | 27.3 | 248 | 27.6 |
| Number of Children with Current Partner | ||||||
| 0 | 335 | 68.0 | 281 | 69.0 | 616 | 68.4 |
| 1 | 82 | 16.6 | 59 | 14.5 | 141 | 15.7 |
| More than 1 | 66 | 13.4 | 53 | 13.0 | 119 | 13.2 |
| Missing | 10 | 2.0 | 14 | 3.4 | 24 | 2.7 |