Table 2.

Individual characteristics of respondents in high fertile countries in sub-Saharan Africa (n = 303,979)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age at birth of index child	< 18	175,305	57.67
	19–24	109,943	36.17
	≥ 25	18,732	6.16
Educational status of respondents	No formal education	202,348	66.57
	Primary education	82,226	27.05
	Secondary and above	19,407	6.38
Husband education	No formal education	180,514	59.43
	Primary education	78,558	25.86
	Secondary and higher	44,651	14.70
Occupation of respondents	Not working	67,652	23.77
	Working	216,949	76.23
Husband occupation	Not working	14,159	4.67
	Working	289,148	95.33
Wealth index	Poor	134,243	44.16
	Middle	64,491	21.22
	Rich	105,246	34.62
Media exposure	No	126,508	41.75
	Yes	176,471	58.25
Ideal number of children	Less than 6	80,531	26.49
	6 and above	223,448	73.51
Preferred waiting time to birth	Less than 2 years	65,995	41.67
	2 and above years	92,383	58.33
Contraceptive use	Yes	49,717	16.36
	No	254,263	83.64