Table 1.
Characteristics of women in reproductive age—Kenya Demographic Health Survey 1989–2014 (five year waves) (total n = 68,707) a.
| Calendar Year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1993 | 1998 | 2003 | 2008 | 2014 | |||
| Characteristics | n = 5568 | n = 7540 | n = 7881 | n = 8195 | n = 8444 | n = 31,079 | Change (%) | p-Value b |
| % | % | % | % | % | % | |||
| Age in years | ||||||||
| 15–19 | 20.5% | 23.3% | 23.5% | 22.6% | 20.9% | 18.7% | −8.7 | 3.128 |
| 20–24 | 18.0% | 21.7% | 19.6% | 20.6% | 20.3% | 18.5% | 2.7 | 0.001↑ |
| 25–29 | 19.2% | 16.2% | 17.4% | 16.9% | 17.2% | 19.6% | 2.0 | 7.783 |
| 30–34 | 14.3% | 14.4% | 12.5% | 13.3% | 14.3% | 14.5% | 1.3 | 0.042↑ |
| 35–39 | 12.5% | 10.2% | 12.6% | 10.6% | 10.4% | 12.1% | −3.2 | 0.183 |
| 40–44 | 9.2% | 8.5% | 8.1% | 9.6% | 9.1% | 9.3% | 1.0 | 0.030↑ |
| 45–49 | 6.3% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 7.8% | 7.3% | 0.1 | 2.813 |
| Currently married | 67.0% | 61.4% | 61.3% | 60.0% | 58.4% | 59.7% | −10.8 | 7.317 |
| Marriage age <18 yrs. | 51.7% | 45.9% | 42.6% | 38.9% | 37.8% | 33.9% | −34.4 | 0.000↓ |
| Number of living children | ||||||||
| None | 23.2% | 29.0% | 28.9% | 29.3% | 28.4% | 26.6% | 14.6 | 0.725 |
| 1–3 | 34.0% | 35.5% | 39.7% | 41.5% | 43.2% | 47.9% | 40.8 | 0.000↑ |
| 4–6 | 27.0% | 23.0% | 22.2% | 21.6% | 21.8% | 20.2% | −25.1 | 2.641 |
| 7–9 | 13.2% | 10.6% | 8.2% | 6.8% | 5.7% | 4.7% | −64.3 | 0.000↓ |
| >9 | 2.7% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.5% | −81.4 | 6.185 |
| Woman’s education | ||||||||
| No education | 25.5% | 17.9% | 11.5% | 12.7% | 8.9% | 7.0% | −72.5 | 0.000↓ |
| Primary | 54.6% | 57.6% | 59.2% | 58.0% | 56.8% | 50.3% | −7.8 | 1.473 |
| Secondary | 19.5% | 23.9% | 26.9% | 23.5% | 26.9% | 31.5% | 61.5 | 0.000↑ |
| Higher | 0.3% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 5.9% | 7.3% | 11.2% | 3633 | 0.000↑ |
| Husband’s education | ||||||||
| No education | 16.6% | 12.9% | 9.1% | 11.6% | 8.7% | 6.8% | −59.0 | 0.000↓ |
| Primary | 51.5% | 52.0% | 48.6% | 48.4% | 47.9% | 47.0% | −8.7 | 2.76 |
| Secondary | 30.4% | 33.5% | 37.4% | 30.3% | 33.0% | 32.8% | 7.8 | 0.665 |
| Higher | 1.5% | 1.6% | 4.9% | 9.8% | 10.3% | 13.4% | 793.3 | 0.000↑ |
| Residence (urban) | 17.3% | 17.8% | 23.2% | 25.1% | 25.4% | 40.8% | 135.8 | 0.000↑ |
| Currently (not)working | 88.0% | 51.0% | 48.1% | 41.5% | 43.2% | 38.5% | −56.3 | 0.000↓ |
a This analysis uses the Kenya DHS 1989–2014, including survey weights, and is therefore representative of the national population. b Based on Cochran–Armitage test).