Table 1. Background characteristics of respondents.
| Variable | Frequency* | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age of woman | ||
| 15–19 | 1756 | 17.3 |
| 20–29 | 3135 | 34.2 |
| 30–39 | 2603 | 28.4 |
| 40–49 | 1902 | 20.1 |
| Level of education | ||
| No education | 2281 | 19.1 |
| Primary | 1747 | 17.8 |
| Secondary/higher | 5368 | 63.1 |
| Wealth status | ||
| Poor | 4094 | 35.5 |
| Middle | 1902 | 20.6 |
| Rich | 3400 | 45.9 |
| Marital status | ||
| Never married | 3041 | 33.0 |
| Married/cohabiting | 5456 | 56.6 |
| Separated/divorced/widow | 899 | 10.4 |
| Religious affiliation | ||
| Christianity | 7169 | 80.1 |
| Islam | 1726 | 15.2 |
| Traditional/Spiritualist | 226 | 2.0 |
| Others | 274 | 2.7 |
| Work status | ||
| Working | 6761 | 73.5 |
| Not working | 2626 | 26.5 |
| Parity | ||
| 0 | 2885 | 31.3 |
| 1–2 | 2557 | 28.1 |
| 3–4 | 1978 | 21.6 |
| 5+ | 1976 | 19.0 |
| Type of residence | ||
| Urban | 4602 | 53.8 |
| Rural | 4794 | 46.2 |
| Modern contraceptive use | ||
| Yes | 1735 | 18.2 |
| No | 7661 | 81.8 |
*NB: The counts may not match the percentages due to weighting of the percentages
Source: Computed from GDHS 2014 data set