Table 1.

Demographic characteristics and experiences of violence among 18-24 year old females, Violence Against Children Survey (VACS) (N=2434)

Characteristic	Percent1	95% Confidence Interval1
Age group (years)
18-19	31.0%	28.9 - 33.1
20-24	69.0%	66.9 – 71.1
Highest level of education
Primary or less than primary	8.9%	6.6 – 11.3
Secondary to grade 10	63.8%	60.0- 67.7
Grade 11 or higher	27.2%	24.6 – 29.9
Food/material insecurity	83.7%	81.3 – 86.1
Orphan status prior to age 18	32.4%	28.0 – 36.7
Close relationship with mother and/or father2	70.4%	67.1 – 73.7
Close relationship with friends3	62.9%	58.8 – 67.0
Current marital status
Living with someone as if married	6.1%	5.1 – 7.2
Married	1.2%	0.9 – 1.5
Widowed	0.0%	0.0 – 0.0
Divorced	0.0%	0.0 – 0.0
Separated	2.0%	0.9 – 3.0
Never been married	90.1%	88.4 – 91.8
Ever had sex	81.9%	79.6 – 84.3
Age at first sex, mean in years	17.6	17.5 – 17.8
Ever been pregnant	48.1%	44.4 – 51.8

¹Nationally representative weighted percentages

²Defined as having a mother/father who is alive and who participants find it easy or very easy to talk with about things that bother them

³Defined as reporting that you can talk with a friend about important things some or a lot of the time