Table 1.
Descriptive statistics N = 1031
| Mean | SD | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wife’s current age | 17.32 | 1.54 | |
| Husband’s current age | 25.54 | 5.39 | |
| Wife’s education 0–3 | 0.51 | 0.79 | |
| Husband’s education 0–3 | 0.74 | 0.89 | |
| Wife decides spouse | 29% | ||
| Quranic school Wives | 25% | ||
| Quranic school Husbands | 34% | ||
| Wife’s age at marriage | 14.20 | 1.82 | |
| Wife’s age at first birth | 15.72 | 1.93 | |
| Age difference between spouses | 8.22 | 5.01 | |
| Household assets 0–6 | 2.05 | 1.16 | |
| Food insecurity | 22% | ||
| Wife agricultural labor | 41% | ||
| Number of children ever born | 0.91 | 0.98 | |
| Live with extended family | 82% | ||
| Polygamous | 13% | ||
| Tribe Hausa | 30% | ||
| Tribe Zarma | 70% | ||
| District Dosso | 32% | ||
| District Doutchi | 33% | ||
| District Loga | 35% |