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. 2021 Aug 23;9(8):936. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9080936

Table 2.

Socio-demographic characteristics by county.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics Total Sample Kilifi County Kisumu County Nairobi County Wajir County
n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%)
All respondents across all counties 4136 (100%) - - - -
County:
Urban county (Nairobi/Kisumu) 1822 (44.0%) - 704 (100%) 1118 (100%) -
Rural county (Kilifi/Wajir) 2314 (56.0%) 1096 (100%) - - 1218 (100%)
Sex:
Female 2780 (67.2%) 657 (60.0%) 593(84.2%) 697 (62.4%) 833 (68.4%)
Male 1355 (32.8%) 439 (40.0%) 111 (15.8%) 420 (37.6%) 385 (31.6%)
Age group (years):
18–35 1348 (33.3%) 258 (24.4%) 350 (50.5%) 471 (42.4%) 269 (22.7%)
36–57 2358 (58.3%) 689 (65.1%) 311 (44.9%) 596 (53.7%) 762 (64.4%)
58+ 338 (8.4%) 111 (10.5%) 32 (4.6%) 43 (3.9%) 152 (12.9%)
Marital status:
Single 1, 128(27.3%) 245 (22.4%) 297 (42.2%) 455 (40.7%) 131 (10.8%)
Married 3008 (72.7%) 851 (77.6%) 407 (57.8%) 663 (59.3%) 1087 (89.2%)
Highest level of education:
No schooling/Pre-primary 1476 (35.7%) 253 (23.1%) 18 (2.6%) 40 (3.6%) 1165 (95.7%)
Primary school 1450 (35.0%) 625 (57.0%) 323 (45.9%) 470 (42.0%) 32 (2.6%)
Secondary school 904 (21.9%) 165 (15.1%) 268 (38.1%) 462 (41.3%) 9 (0.7%)
Tertiary school 306 (7.4%) 53 (4.8%) 95 (13.5%) 146 (13.1%) 12 (1.0%)
Socio-economic status:
Tertile 1 (Poorest) 1516 (36.7%) 364 (33.2%) 301 (42.9%) 299 (26.8%) 552 (45.3%)
Tertile 2 1120 (27.1%) 382 (34.9%) 179 (25.5%) 536 (48.0%) 23 (1.9%)
Tertile 3 (Wealthiest) 1496 (36.2%) 350 (31.9%) 222 (31.6%) 281 (25.2%) 643 (52.8%)
Average household size: Mean (sd)
Urban county 5.8 (3.2) - 6.4 (3.9) 5.4 (2.6) -
Rural county 8.9 (4.8) 8.8 (4.8) - - 9.0 (4.8)