Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents
Characteristic | Rural – 2558 N (%) | Urban – 1751 N (%) | Total – 4309 N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
 Female | 1568 (61.3) | 985 (56.2) | 2553 (59.2) |
 Male | 990 (38.7) | 766 (43.8) | 1756 (40.8) |
Age distribution | |||
 15–34 years | 1568 (61.3) | 1167 (66.7) | 2735 (63.5) |
 35–64 years | 817 (31.9) | 534 (30.5) | 1351 (31.4) |
 65+ years | 173 (6.8) | 50 (2.8) | 223 (5.1) |
Marital status | |||
 Married | 1708 (66.7) | 906 (51.7) | 2614 (60.7) |
 Single | 738 (28.9) | 758 (43.3) | 1496 (34.7) |
 Widow/widower | 91 (3.6) | 30 (1.7) | 148 (3.4) |
 Separated/Divorced | 21 (0.8) | 57 (3.3) | 51 (1.2) |
Educational status | |||
 Illiterate | 1315 (51.4) | 537 (30.7) | 1852 (43.0) |
 Primary/Incomplete Secondary school | 462 (18.1) | 512 (29.2) | 974 (22.6) |
 Read English/Arabic only | 513 (20.0) | 264 (15.1) | 777 (18.0) |
 Complete Secondary school and above | 268 (10.5) | 438 (25.0) | 706 (16.4) |
Occupational status | |||
 Unemployed | 1416 (55.3) | 952 (54.4) | 2368 (55.0) |
 Employed | 1140 (44.6) | 794 (45.3) | 1934 (44.9) |
 *Others | 2 (0.1) | 5 (0.3) | 7 (0.1) |
Ethnicity | |||
 Mandinka | 862 (33.7) | 617 (35.3) | 1479 (34.3) |
 Fula | 656 (25.7) | 398 (22.7) | 1054 (24.5) |
 Wolof | 392 (15.3) | 216 (12.3) | 608 (14.1) |
 Jola | 143 (5.6) | 264 (15.1) | 407 (9.4) |
 Serahule | 343 (13.4) | 40 (2.3) | 383 (8.9) |
 +Others | 162 (6.3) | 215 (12.3) | 377 (8.8) |