Table 1 Background characteristics of respondents, Northern Nigeria, 2009 vs. 2011
Background characteristics | BHS 2009 | FHS 2011 |
|---|---|---|
Number (%) | Number (%) | |
Age group (years) | Â | Â |
 15–19 | 261 (12.3) | 179 (7.8) |
 20–24 | 460 (21.6) | 529 (22.9) |
 25–29 | 548 (25.8) | 608 (26.3) |
 30–34 | 373 (18.4) | 526 (22.8) |
 35–39 | 234 (11.1) | 281 (12.2) |
 40–44 | 134 (6.3) | 147 (6.4) |
 45–49 | 100 (4.7) | 29 (1.3) |
Marital status | Â | Â |
 Married | 2072 (97.7) | 1581 (99.0) |
 Widowed | 23 (1.1) | 5 (0.3) |
 Divorced or separated | 24 (1.1) | 10 (0.6) |
Rank of wife | Â | Â |
 1 | 1657 (79.6) | 1182 (76.2) |
 2 | 368 (17.7) | 301 (19.4) |
 3 + | 54 (2.6) | 68 (4.4) |
Formal education | Â | Â |
 Yes | 343 (16.2) | 219 (13.9) |
 No | 1772 (83.8) | 1358 (86.1) |
Level of formal education (if any) | Â | Â |
 Primary | 236 (66.1) | 155 (72.1) |
 Secondary | 53 (14.9) | 34 (15.8) |
 Post-secondary | 68 19.0) | 26 (12.1) |
Reading and writing in Hausa | Â | Â |
 Not at all | 1785 (84.2) | 1392 (89.5) |
 With difficulty | 142 (6.7) | 82 (5.3) |
 Easily | 193 (9.1) | 81 (5.2) |
Occupation | Â | Â |
 Food processing | 647 (30.5) | 449 (28.5) |
 Agricultural processing | 100 (4.7) | 70 (4.5) |
 Farming | 100 (4.7) | 0 (0.0) |
 Trading/Selling | 384 (18.1) | 410 (26.4) |
 Housewife | 734 (34.6) | 682 (43.6) |
 Other | 157 (7.4) | 105 (6.7) |
Cell phone access | Â | Â |
 Yes | 160 (7.5) | 500 (31.7) |
 No | 1966 (92.3) | 1077 (68.3) |
Number | 2,129 | 2,310 |