Table 3.
Social vulnerability indicators of young women 18.0–25.9 years by parity
| All (n = 1584) | Parity | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Null (n = 808) | Single (n = 645) | Multiple (n = 131) | |||
| Socioeconomic status, n (%) | |||||
| Household asset score ≤ 10th centile (5 assets) | 177 (11) | 72 (9) | 87 (14) | 18 (14) | 0.014 |
| Currently unemployed (excluding students) | 1006 (64) | 421 (52) | 470 (73) | 115 (88) | < 0.001 |
| Years of education ≤ 10th centile (11 yrs) | 280 (18) | 97 (12) | 135 (21) | 48 (37) | < 0.001 |
| Household composition and disability, n (%) | |||||
| Vulnerable ages (< 18 or ≥ 65y) in household | 1238 (78) | 580 (72) | 539 (84) | 119 (91) | < 0.001 |
| Receives disability allowance | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | – |
| Housing and transportation, n (%) | |||||
| Lives in informal housing | 255 (16) | 95 (12) | 124 (19) | 36 (28) | < 0.001 |
| Household density ≥ 90th centile (5 people/room) | 194 (12) | 83 (10) | 91 (14) | 20 (15) | 0.047 |
| Household does not have car | 1163 (73) | 566 (70) | 490 (76) | 107 (82) | 0.003 |
| SVI score ≥ 90th centile (4 or above) | 392 (25) | 128 (16) | 200 (31) | 64 (49) | < 0.001 |
Categorical data compared using the Pearson Chi square test