Table 2 Characteristics of Peruvian mothers and children under 5 years by maternal adult internal migration pathway in DHS Peru 2017; N = 10,910, weighted % (N) a, b
| Â | Urban non-migrant | Urban-urban migrant | Rural-urban migrant | Rural non-migrant | Rural-rural migrant | Urban-rural migrant | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Child age | < 6 months | 8% (209) | 6% (218) | 8% (140) | 8% (115) | 8% (104) | 9% (87) | 7% (873) |
6-12mths | 12% (267) | 11% (384) | 11% (196) | 12% (180) | 12% (145) | 14% (123) | 12% (1295) | |
13-24mths | 22% (548) | 22% (712) | 20% (331) | 23% (297) | 19% (213) | 20% (211) | 21% (2312) | |
25-36mths | 20% (499) | 22% (662) | 21% (332) | 20% (283) | 20% (231) | 21% (190) | 21% (2197) | |
37-48mths | 20% (501) | 21% (664) | 21% (362) | 20% (274) | 20% (229) | 19% (193) | 21% (2223) | |
49-60mths | 18% (433) | 18% (603) | 19% (348) | 15% (223) | 20% (239) | 17% (164) | 18% (2010) | |
Pearson’s Chi2 Test p-value | < 0.037 | – | ||||||
Child birth order | 1st | 41% (1005) | 33% (1027) | 25% (410) | 30% (386) | 15% (182) | 33% (301) | 33% (3311) |
2nd | 32% (777) | 34% (1061) | 30% (502) | 24% (336) | 26% (289) | 25% (242) | 30% (3207) | |
3rd | 16% (397) | 19% (655) | 22% (375) | 15% (211) | 19% (231) | 16% (171) | 18% (2040) | |
4th or more | 10% (278) | 14% (500) | 23% (422) | 31% (439) | 39% (459) | 27% (254) | 19% (2352) | |
Pearson’s Chi2 Test p-value | < 0.001 | – | ||||||
Maternal age | 15-17 yrs | 1.4% (44) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 2.6% (36) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (44) |
18-24 yrs | 24.0% (613) | 12.2% (446) | 12.4% (206) | 29.7% (394) | 17.5% (206) | 30.7% (261) | 24.0% (613) | |
25-29 yrs | 22.5% (614) | 25.9% (852) | 23.9% (429) | 20.8% (298) | 25.5% (274) | 26.2% (257) | 22.5% (614) | |
30-34 yrs | 23.9% (558) | 27.1% (857) | 26.2% (426) | 20.2% (265) | 23.3% (277) | 20.2% (213) | 23.9% (558) | |
35-39 yrs | 18.5% (412) | 22.0% (682) | 21.7% (389) | 15.2% (219) | 19.2% (230) | 14.1% (143) | 18.5% (412) | |
40-45 yrs | 9.7% (216) | 12.8% (406) | 15.7% (259) | 11.5% (160) | 14.5% (174) | 8.8% (94) | 9.7% (216) | |
Pearson’s Chi2 Test p-value | < 0.001 | – | ||||||
Maternal schooling | None | 0.1% (10) | 0.4% (16) | 2.3% (44) | 5.1% (76) | 7.8% (90) | 1.3% (20) | 1.8% (256) |
Incomplete primary | 1.9% (72) | 3.6% (137) | 15.7% (249) | 28.7% (381) | 35.2% (407) | 15.4% (149) | 11.0% (1395) | |
Complete primary | 2.0% (92) | 5.8% (180) | 16.8% (287) | 24.8% (316) | 23.5% (262) | 14.9% (130) | 10.2% (1267) | |
| Â | Incomplete secondary | 12.7% (349) | 13.9% (426) | 16.6% (303) | 19.9% (294) | 14.2% (185) | 19.3% (208) | 14.9% (1765) |
| Â | Complete secondary | 83.3% (1934) | 76.3% (2484) | 48.6% (826) | 21.5% (305) | 19.3% (217) | 49.2% (461) | 62.1% (6227) |
Pearson’s Chi2 Test p-value | < 0.001 | – | ||||||
Ethnicity | Quechua | 17% (467) | 24% (909) | 34% (403) | 32% (565) | 40% (562) | 36% (707) | 23% (3613) |
Other indigenous | 1% (30) | 4% (155) | 6% (58) | 11% (186) | 7% (84) | 6% (149) | 3% (662) | |
Black (Negro, Moreno, Zambo) | 9% (251) | 8% (241) | 10% (77) | 16% (168) | 12% (105) | 11% (137) | 9% (979) | |
White | 6% (154) | 7% (204) | 7% (63) | 9% (94) | 7% (66) | 9% (127) | 7% (708) | |
Mixed (Mestizo) | 62% (1437) | 51% (1610) | 39% (320) | 17% (213) | 18% (208) | 29% (469) | 53% (4257) | |
Other | 2% (37) | 1% (34) | 0.2% (1) | 1% (12) | 2% (11) | 2% (21) | 2% (116) | |
Don’t know | 4% (134) | 4% (169) | 5% (71) | 14% (143) | 9% (145) | 9% (126) | 5% (788) | |
Pearson’s Chi2 Test p-value | < 0.001 | – | ||||||
Type of area of current residence | Capital/large city | 79% (1290) | 34% (383) | 22% (133) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 39% (1806) |
Small city | 9% (486) | 29% (1395) | 27% (599) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 14% (2480) | |
Town | 13% (681) | 37% (1465) | 51% (977) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 20% (3123) | |
Countryside | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 100% (1372) | 100% (1161) | 100% (968) | 27% (3501) | |
Pearson’s Chi2 Test p-value | < 0.001 | – | ||||||
Geographic region of current residence | Metropolitan Lima | 79% (1290) | 34% (383) | 22% (133) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 39% (1806) |
Coast (excluding Lima) | 14% (645) | 30% (1190) | 28% (507) | 18% (198) | 12% (108) | 18% (127) | 20% (2775) | |
Highlands | 4% (265) | 20% (810) | 36% (627) | 59% (797) | 60% (651) | 43% (422) | 26% (3572) | |
Amazon Jungle | 3% (257) | 16% (860) | 14% (442) | 23% (377 | 23% (402) | 39% (419) | 15% (2757) | |
Pearson’s Chi2 Test p-value | < 0.001 | – | ||||||
Child timing of birth | Before/during maternal migration | – | 23% (842) | 20% (358) | – | 24% (266) | 35% (326) | 24% (1792) |
After maternal migration | – | 77% (2401) | 80% (1351) | – | 76% (895) | 65% (642) | 76% (5289) | |
Pearson’s Chi2 Test p-value | < 0.001 | – | ||||||
Time in current place of residence (migrants only) | 5 years or less | – | 50% (1719) | 43% (751) | – | 49% (569) | 65% (614) | 36% (2457) |
6 to 10 years | – | 25% (790) | 30% (505) | – | 27% (316) | 21% (207) | 25% (3243) | |
11 to 15 years | – | 14% (422) | 15% (260) | – | 14% (161) | 7% (79) | 12% (1709) | |
16 to 20 years | – | 9% (242) | 8% (138) | – | 8% (91) | 6% (56) | 9% (1372) | |
21 or more years | – | 3% (70) | 3% (55) | – | 3% (24) | 1% (12) | 7% (1161) | |
Pearson’s Chi2 Test p-value | < 0.001 | – | ||||||
Total | 36% (2457) | 25% (3243) | 12% (1709) | 12% (1372) | 9% (1161) | 7% (968) | 100% (10910) | |