Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of women in the full sample and the study sample, Zambia 2001/02
From: Can family planning outreach bridge the urban-rural divide in Zambia?
Full sample (n = 7,658) | Study sample* (n = 4,927) | |
|---|---|---|
Percentage of sample | 100.0 | 47.2 |
Age | ||
15–24 | 45.4 | 39.3 |
25–34 | 30.7 | 35.4 |
35–39 | 10.0 | 11.3 |
40–44 | 7.9 | 8.3 |
45–49 | 6.1 | 5.7 |
Educational attainment | ||
No education | 12.1 | 13.0 |
Primary | 58.0 | 60.0 |
Secondary and higher | 30.0 | 27.0 |
Urban | 40.1 | 38.2 |
Currently working | 54.6 | 57.6 |
Socioeconomic status** | ||
Very low | 18.8 | 19.1 |
Low | 18.2 | 18.3 |
Medium | 18.8 | 20.0 |
High | 18.8 | 20.0 |
Very high | 25.4 | 22.6 |
Religion | ||
Catholic | 23.0 | 22.4 |
Protestant | 75.3 | 75.6 |
Muslim | 0.3 | 0.3 |
No religion/other | 1.5 | 1.8 |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 24.8 | 14.0 |
Married/cohabiting | 61.4 | 74.0 |
Formerly married | 13.9 | 12.0 |
Number of children | ||
None | 27.0 | 15.2 |
1 | 17.4 | 20.1 |
2 | 14.3 | 16.7 |
3 | 12.0 | 13.8 |
4+ | 29.3 | 34.2 |