Table 1 Characteristics of respondents, Liberia, 2007–2016
Variable, %(95% CI) | 2007 DHS (n = 7092) | 2013 DHS (n = 9239) | 2016 MIS (n = 4290) |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (SD) | 29.2 (9.6) | 29.2 (9.8) | 28.7 (9.4) |
Mean age at first birth (SD) | 18.6 (3.7) | 18.2 (3.4) | No data |
Age | |||
 15–19 | 18.9 (18.0–19.8) | 20.7 (19.9–21.6) | 20.9 (19.7–22.1) |
 20–24 | 19.5 (18.6–20.5) | 17.1 (16.4–17.9) | 18.6 (17.5–19.8) |
 25–29 | 16.4 (15.5–17.3) | 17.2 (16.4–17.9) | 15.8 (14.8–17.0) |
 30–34 | 14.1 (13.4–15.0) | 13.5 (12.8–14.2) | 15.8 (14.7–17.0) |
 35–39 | 13.1 (12.3–13.9) | 13.0 (12.3–13.7) | 12.5 (11.6–13.5) |
 40–44 | 9.5 (8.8–10.2) | 9.8 (9.2–10.4) | 9.4 (8.6–10.4) |
 45–49 | 8.5 (7.9–9.2) | 8.7 (8.2–9.3) | 6.9 (6.2–7.7) |
Region | |||
 Morovia | 26.2 (25.2–27.2) | – | 21.3 (20.1–22.5) |
 North Western | 10.8 (10.1–11.5) | 16.9 (16.1–17.6) | 12.2 (11.2–13.2) |
 South Central | 15.1 (14.3–16.0) | 29.9 (28.9–30.8) | 17.0 (15.9–18.1) |
 South Eastern A | 11.3 (10.6–12.1) | 14.8 (14.1–15.5) | 14.9 (13.9–16.0) |
 South Eastern B | 17.5 (16.7–18.4) | 15.5 (14.8–16.2) | 17.4 (16.3–18.5) |
 North Central | 19.0 (18.2–20.0) | 23.0 (22.2–23.9) | 17.3 (16.2–18.5) |
Place of residence | |||
 Urban | 45.0 (43.9–46.2) | 40.3 (39.3–41.3) | 54.3 (52.8–55.8) |
 Rural | 55.0 (53.8–56.1) | 59.7 (58.7–60.7) | 45.7 (44.2–47.2) |
Level of education | |||
 No education | 41.8 (40.6–42.9) | 39.8 (38.8–40.8) | 35.5 (34.1–36.9) |
 Primary | 35.0 (33.9–36.1) | 34.6 (33.6–35.6) | 27.6 (26.3–29.0) |
 Secondary | 21.6 (20.6–22.6) | 23.4 (22.6–24.3) | 32.8 (31.4–34.2) |
 Higher | 1.7 (1.4–2.0) | 2.2 (1.9–2.5) | 4.1 (3.5–4.7) |
Religion | |||
 Christian | 87.1 (86.3–87.9) | 85.2 (84.4–85.9) | 87.9 (86.9–88.8) |
 Muslim | 9.9 (9.2–10.6) | 11.9 (11.2–12.6) | 10.4 (9.5–11.4) |
 Traditional | 0.4 (0.3–0.6) | 0.4 (0.3–0.5) | 0.4 (0.2–0.6) |
 Nil | 2.6 (2.3–3.0) | 0.3 (0.2–0.4) | 1.3 (1.0–1.7) |
Sex of household head | |||
 Male | 64.8 (63.7–65.9) | 63.8 (62.8–64.7) | 66.2 (64.7–67.6) |
 Female | 35.2 (34.1–36.3) | 36.2 (35.3–37.2) | 33.8 (32.4–35.3) |
Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine | Â | Â | No data |
Not at all | 77.2 (76.2–78.2) | 84.6 (83.9–85.4) |  |
Less than once a week | 7.9 (7.2–8.5) | 9.4 (8.8–10.0) |  |
At least once a week | 10.7 (10.0–11.4) | 5.9 (5.5—6.4) |  |
Almost every day | 4.3 (3.8–4.8) | – |  |
Frequency of listening to radio | Â | Â | No data |
Not at all | 40.0 (38.8–41.1) | 33.5 (32.6–34.5) |  |
Less than once a week | 11.2 (10.4–11.9) | 31.4 (30.5–32.4) |  |
At least once a week | 22.2 (21.3–23.2) | 35.1 (34.1–36.1) |  |
Almost every day | 26.7 (25.6–27.7) | – |  |
Frequency of watching television | Â | Â | No data |
Not at all | 61.6 (60.4–62.7) | 73.5 (72.6–74.4) |  |
Less than once a week | 10.2 (9.5–10.9) | 14.9 (14.2–15.7) |  |
At least once a week | 17.1 (16.2–18.0) | 11.5 (10.9–12.2) |  |
Almost every day | 11.2 (10.4–11.9) | – |  |
Wealth index | |||
 Poorest | 19.0 (18.1–19.9) | 28.0 (27.1–28.9) | 23.5 (22.2–24.8) |
 Poorer | 19.5 (18.6–20.4) | 24.7 (23.8–25.6) | 18.7 (17.6–19.9) |
 Middle | 19.7 (18.8–20.6) | 21.6 (20.8–22.5) | 22.6 (21.4–23.9) |
 Richer | 22.1 (21.1–23.0) | 14.1 (13.4–14.9) | 18.3 (17.1–19.4) |
 Richest | 19.8 (18.9–20.7) | 11.6 (10.9–12.2) | 16.9 (15.9–18.1) |
Children ever born | |||
 1–4 | 65.6 (64.4–66.8) | 62.0 (60.9–63.1) | 62.1 (60.5–63.8) |
  > 4 | 34.4 (33.2–35.6) | 38.0 (36.9–39.1) | 37.9 (36.2–39.5) |