Table 1 Distribution of participants by background characteristics
Variable | 15–19 years, n = 1647 | 20–24 years, n = 1078 | 15–24 years, n = 2725 |
|---|---|---|---|
Freq. (%) | Freq. (%) | Freq. (%) | |
Residence | |||
Urban | 261 (15.8) | 236 (21.9) | 497 (18.2) |
Rural | 1386 (84.2) | 842 (78.1) | 2228 (81.8) |
Marital status | |||
Never married | 1484 (90.2) | 576 (53.5) | 2060 (75.7) |
Ever married | 162 (9.8) | 501 (46.5) | 663 (24.3) |
Gender | |||
Male | 741 (45.0) | 520 (48.2) | 1261 (46.3) |
Female | 906 (55.0) | 558 (51.8) | 1464 (53.7) |
Schooling status | |||
In school | 1184 (72.0) | 258 (24.1) | 1442 (53.1) |
Out of school | 461 (28.0) | 814 (75.9) | 1275 (46.9) |
Education level attained | |||
None | 18 (1.1) | 21 (2.0) | 39 (1.4) |
Some primary | 833 (50.6) | 422 (39.2) | 1255 (46.1) |
Secondary and above | 794 (48.3) | 633 (58.8) | 1427 (52.4) |
Relation to household head | |||
Head/spouse | 179 (10.9) | 458 (42.5) | 637 (23.4) |
Son/daughter | 1165 (70.7) | 441 (40.9) | 1606 (59.0) |
Other relative | 303 (18.4) | 178 (16.5) | 481 (17.7) |
Parents’ status | |||
Both parents alive | 1181 (71.7) | 650 (60.4) | 1831 (67.2) |
One parent alive | 330 (20.0) | 291 (27.0) | 621 (22.8) |
Both parents dead | 136 (8.3) | 135 (12.5) | 271 (10.0) |
Occupation | |||
Student | 1003 (61.0) | 203 (18.9) | 1206 (44.4) |
Peasant | 263 (16.0) | 369 (34.4) | 632 (23.3) |
Casual works | 286 (17.4) | 411 (38.3) | 697 (25.7) |
Unemployed | 91 (5.5) | 91 (8.5) | 182 (6.7) |
Region | |||
Central 1 | 198 (12.0) | 128 (11.9) | 326 (12.0) |
Central 2 | 164 (10.0) | 103 (9.6) | 267 (9.8) |
East Central | 228 (13.8) | 107 (9.9) | 335 (12.3) |
Eastern | 218 (13.2) | 156 (14.5) | 374 (13.7) |
Kampala | 73 (4.4) | 79 (7.3) | 152 (5.6) |
Karamoja | 43 (2.6) | 39 (3.6) | 82 (3.0) |
North | 153 (9.3) | 88 (8.2) | 241 (8.8) |
South West | 255 (15.5) | 185 (17.2) | 440 (16.1) |
West Nile | 135 (8.2) | 54 (5.0) | 189 (6.9) |
Western | 180 (10.9) | 139 (12.9) | 319 (11.7) |