Table 2.

Characteristics of 393 clients attending 17 public family planning services in three provinces in Lao PDR.

	Results n (%)
Age  < 18 years	4 (1.0)
18–24	72 (18.3)
25–35	219 (55.7)
36–50	98 (24.9)
Religious belief
Buddhism	275 (70.3)
Animism	110 (28.1)
Other	8 (1.6)
Education
No schooling	81 (20.6)
Elementary school	121 (30.8)
Junior high school	96 (24.4)
Senior high school	43 (10.9)
College	34 (8.7)
University	18 (4.6)
Marital status
Married	377 (96.7)
Cohabiting	8 (2.1)
Single, never married	5 (1.3)
Has children
Yes	390 (99.2)
No	3 (0.8)
Number of living children, mean (range)	2.8 children (1–7)
Household income per month, median (IQR)	1,800,000 kip (100,000–20,000,000)
< 850,000 kip	116 (29.8)
850,001–4,250,000 kip	229 (58.9)
4,250,001–8,500,000 kip	33 (8.5)
> 8,500,000 kip	11 (2.8)

(1 US$ is 850 kip)