Table 1 Selected characteristics for women in the whole sample and for each of the two subsamples; data from the Burkina Faso 2003 DHS
From: Measuring women's perceived ability to overcome barriers to healthcare seeking in Burkina Faso
| Â | whole sample | sample A | sample B | Â | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N = 7260 | N = 3611 | N = 3649 | Â | |||
| Â | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | P-value* |
Characteristics of the women | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.261 |
   15-19 | 1371 | (18.9) | 701 | (19.4) | 670 | (18.4) |  |
   20-24 | 1383 | (19.0) | 683 | (18.9) | 700 | (19.2) |  |
   25-29 | 1299 | (17.9) | 636 | (17.6) | 663 | (18.2) |  |
   30-34 | 971 | (13.4) | 466 | (12.9) | 505 | (13.8) |  |
   35-39 | 918 | (12.6) | 487 | (13.5) | 431 | (11.8) |  |
   40-44 | 698 | (9.6) | 335 | (9.3) | 363 | (9.9) |  |
   45-49 | 620 | (8.5) | 303 | (8.4) | 317 | (8.7) |  |
Highest educational level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.265 |
   Never attended school | 5898 | (81.2) | 2901 | (80.3) | 2997 | (82.1) |  |
   Primary | 821 | (11.3) | 431 | (11.9) | 390 | (10.7) |  |
   Secondary or higher | 541 | (7.5) | 279 | (7.7) | 262 | (7.2) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.858 |
   Never married | 1008 | (13.9) | 509 | (14.1) | 499 | (13.7) |  |
   Currently married | 5985 | (82.4) | 2968 | (82.2) | 3017 | (82.7) |  |
   Formerly married | 267 | (3.7) | 134 | (3.7) | 133 | (3.6) |  |
Quintiles of household wealth index | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.592 |
   Poorest | 1451 | (20.0) | 702 | (19.4) | 749 | (20.5) |  |
   Poorer | 1389 | (19.1) | 692 | (19.2) | 697 | (19.1) |  |
   Middle | 1712 | (23.6) | 848 | (23.5) | 864 | (23.7) |  |
   Richer | 1107 | (15.2) | 547 | (15.1) | 560 | (15.3) |  |
   Richest | 1601 | (22.1) | 822 | (22.8) | 779 | (21.3) |  |
Type of residential area | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.642 |
   Urban | 1640 | (22.6) | 824 | (22.8) | 816 | (22.4) |  |
   Rural | 5620 | (77.4) | 2787 | (77.2) | 2833 | (77.6) |  |