Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of married women who had a birth in the last two years among women surveyed in six cities in Senegal, 2011
Percent* | Weighted N | Unweighted N | |
|---|---|---|---|
Urban site | |||
Dakar | 36.3 | 682 | 289 |
Guédiawaye | 9.0 | 170 | 240 |
Pikine | 14.9 | 280 | 289 |
Mbao | 25.1 | 472 | 232 |
Mbour | 7.2 | 135 | 488 |
Kaolack | 7.5 | 142 | 482 |
Age group | |||
<25 | 26.8 | 503 | 603 |
25–34 | 51.4 | 966 | 1011 |
35–39 | 14.8 | 278 | 272 |
40+ | 7.1 | 133 | 134 |
Education level | |||
None | 42.7 | 803 | 946 |
Primary | 36.2 | 679 | 746 |
Secondary | 21.1 | 397 | 328 |
Wealth tertile | |||
Poorest | 38.1 | 715 | 864 |
Medium | 33.5 | 629 | 704 |
Highest | 28.5 | 535 | 452 |
Religion | |||
Non-Muslim | 5.2 | 97 | 63 |
Muslim | 94.8 | 1,782 | 1,957 |
Type of union | |||
Monogamous | 76.2 | 1,433 | 1,536 |
Polygynous | 23.8 | 446 | 484 |
Number of children | |||
0–1 | 24.6 | 462 | 481 |
2 | 23.5 | 442 | 472 |
3 | 20.2 | 380 | 390 |
4 | 31.7 | 595 | 677 |
Duration postpartum | |||
<6 months | 26.0 | 488 | 485 |
6–11 months | 26.4 | 496 | 588 |
12–17 months | 23.7 | 446 | 436 |
18–23 months | 23.9 | 449 | 511 |
Total | 100% | 1,879 | 2,020 |