Table 1.
Sample characteristics (% or mean [SE]) of married women aged 15–49 years, 2006 and 2012 Egyptian labor market panel survey.
| Key Variables | Married Women in 2006 N = 4336 |
|
|---|---|---|
| N | % or Mean (SD) | |
| Education (years) | 4336 | 7.57 (5.63) |
| Education | ||
| None | 1605 | 37.0 |
| Primary | 603 | 13.9 |
| Secondary | 1496 | 34.5 |
| Intermediate or Higher | 632 | 14.6 |
| Instrumental Agency | ||
| Individual Household Decision Making |
4336 | 2.69 (2.54) |
| Joint Household Decision Making |
4336 | 3.37 (2.71) |
| Mobility | 4336 | 2.08 (0.73) |
| Intrinsic Agency | ||
| Gender Beliefs & Attitudes | 4336 | 3.74 (0.56) |
| Current Age (years) | 4336 | 29.9 (7.17) |
| Mother's Education | ||
| None | 35 | 0.81 |
| Primary | 3485 | 80.4 |
| Secondary or Higher | 816 | 18.8 |
| Age at First Marriage (years) | 4336 | 20.5 (4.07) |
| Ever Employed | ||
| No | 3058 | 70.5 |
| Yes | 1278 | 29.5 |
| Region | ||
| Greater Cairo | 402 | 9.27 |
| Alexandria & Suez Canal | 331 | 7.63 |
| Urban Lower | 509 | 11.7 |
| Urban Upper | 679 | 15.7 |
| Rural Lower | 1319 | 30.4 |
| Rural Upper | 1096 | 25.3 |
| Household Wealth Index | ||
| Poorest | 827 | 19.1 |
| Poorer | 970 | 22.4 |
| Middle | 1001 | 23.1 |
| Richer | 857 | 19.8 |
| Richest | 681 | 15.7 |
| Births Between 2006 and 2012 | 2502 | 2.97 (1.37) |
| Number of Births by 2012 | 4336 | 3.11 (1.41) |