Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the sample.
| Characteristic | N = 77,194 |
|---|---|
| Gender, Freq (%) | |
| Male | 17,914 (23.21) |
| Female | 59,280 (76.79) |
| Age, Mean ± SD | 28.20 ± 0.04 |
| Location, Freq (%) | |
| Urban | 14,422 (18.68) |
| Rural | 62,772 (81.32) |
| Children, Mean ± SD | 2.86 ± 0.02 |
| Religion | |
| No religion | 914 (1.18) |
| Christian | 66,444 (86.10) |
| Muslim | 9517 (12.33) |
| Other | 298 (0.39) |
| Ethnic Groups | |
| Chewa | 26,517 (34.35) |
| Tumbuka | 7162 (9.28) |
| Lomwe | 13, 630 (17.66) |
| Yao | 10,075 (13.05) |
| Ngoni | 9501 (12.31) |
| Other | 10,300 (13.34) |
| Occupation, Freq (%) | |
| No | 21,782 (28.23) |
| Professional | 2606 (3.38) |
| Clerical/Sales/Services | 9370 (12.15) |
| Agricultural – self employed | 28,919 (37.48) |
| Other | 8482 (18.76) |
| Education, Freq (%) | |
| No education | 10,409 (13.48) |
| Primary | 48,349 (62.63) |
| Secondary | 16,516 (21.29) |
| Tertiary | 1921 (2.49) |