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. 2019 Nov 20;9:100488. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2019.100488

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)