Socio-demographic determinants of unmet need for family planning among married women in Pakistan

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Socio-Economic Characteristics of Married Women

Socio-Economic Characteristics		Frequency	Percent (%)
Women’s age	15–19	546	4.2
	20–24	1950	15.0
	25–29	2599	20.0
	30–34	2327	17.9
	35–39	2197	16.9
	40–44	1729	13.3
	45–49	1650	12.7
Mean/Median/S.D age		30.87/30.00/1.21
Region of Residence	Rural	6941	53.4
Region of Residence	Urban	6057	46.6
Women’s Education	No Education	7343	56.5
	Primary	1742	13.4
	Secondary	2301	17.7
	Higher	1612	12.4
Number of Living children of Women	0	1612	12.4
	1	1742	13.4
	2	1989	15.3
	3	1950	15.0
	4	1820	14.0
	5 or More	3885	29.9
Wealth status of Women’s Household	Poorest	2366	18.2
	Poorer	2470	19.0
	Middle	2469	19.0
	Richer	2535	19.5
	Richest	3158	24.3
Husband’s Education	No education	4147	31.9
	Primary	1729	13.3
	Secondary	4094	31.5
	Higher	3028	23.3
Fear of side effect for Contraceptive use	No Fear	3601	27.7
Fear of side effect for Contraceptive use	Fear	9397	72.3
Women’s Employment status	Employed	2821	21.7
Women’s Employment status	Unemployed	10,178	78.3
Exposure of Mass Media	No	3327	25.6
Exposure of Mass Media	Yes	9671	74.4

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