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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Access to mass media messages, and use of family planning in Nigeria: a spatio-demographic analysis from the 2013 DHS

Spatio-demographic characteristics

Weighted frequency

Weighted percent

Age group

  

15–19

7,820

20.1

20–24

6,757

17.3

25–29

7,145

18.3

30–34

5,467

14

35–39

4,718

12.1

40–44

3,620

9.3

45–49

3,422

8.8

Education

  

No education

14,729

37.8

Primary

6,734

17.3

Secondary

13,927

35.8

Higher

3,558

9.1

Marital Status

  

Never married

9,326

23.9

Married

27,043

69.4

Living with Partner

787

2

Divorced/sep

826

2.1

Widowed

967

2.5

Region

  

North Central

5,572

14.3

North East

5,766

14.8

North West

11,877

30.5

South East

4,476

11.5

South South

4,942

12.7

South West

6,314

16.2

Residence

  

Urban

16,414

42.1

Rural

22,534

57.9

Wealth Index

  

Lowest

7,132

18.3

Second

7,428

19.1

Middle

7,486

19.2

Fourth

7,992

20.5

Highest

8,910

22.9