Table 2 Socio-demographic composition of couples by marital trajectory
Husband’s age | N | % | N | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
40-44 | 15,487 | 14.3 | 1,357 | 29.8 |
45-49 | 27,999 | 25.8 | 1,659 | 36.4 |
50-54 | 27,867 | 25.7 | 980 | 21.5 |
55-59 | 21,003 | 19.3 | 401 | 8.8 |
60-64 | 16,281 | 15.0 | 161 | 3.5 |
Wife’s age | ||||
40-44 | 25,116 | 23.1 | 2,038 | 44.7 |
45-49 | 29,700 | 27.3 | 1,448 | 31.8 |
50-54 | 26,574 | 24.5 | 749 | 16.4 |
55-59 | 18,088 | 16.6 | 243 | 5.3 |
60-64 | 9,159 | 8.4 | 80 | 1.8 |
Husband’s education | ||||
Basic or unknown | 41,928 | 38.6 | 1,425 | 31.3 |
Intermediate | 33,422 | 30.8 | 1,643 | 36.0 |
Tertiary | 33,287 | 30.6 | 1,490 | 32.7 |
Wife’s education | ||||
Basic or unknown | 39,981 | 36.8 | 1,261 | 27.7 |
Intermediate | 37,892 | 34.9 | 1,721 | 37.8 |
Tertiary | 30,764 | 28.3 | 1,576 | 34.6 |
Household net income quintiles | ||||
Lowest | 21,188 | 19.5 | 1,130 | 24.8 |
2. | 21,430 | 19.7 | 925 | 20.3 |
3. | 21,818 | 20.1 | 889 | 19.5 |
4. | 22,127 | 20.4 | 808 | 17.7 |
Highest | 22,074 | 20.3 | 806 | 17.7 |
Children under 18 | ||||
No | 66,183 | 60.9 | 1,767 | 38.8 |
Yes | 42,454 | 39.1 | 2,791 | 61.2 |