Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents in sub-Saharan Africa
Variable | Category | Weighted frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | 15–19 | 3215 | 3.8 |
20–24 | 13,693 | 16.0 | |
25–29 | 19,210 | 22.9 | |
30–34 | 17,890 | 21.0 | |
35–39 | 15,016 | 17.9 | |
40–44 | 9794 | 11.9 | |
45–49 | 5063 | 6.5 | |
Residence | Urban | 33,704 | 40.0 |
Rural | 50,177 | 60.0 | |
Region | East Africa | 37,713 | 44.7 |
West Africa | 19,471 | 24.0 | |
South Africa | 15,430 | 18.6 | |
Central Africa | 10,534 | 12.7 | |
Educational level of respondents | No formal education | 16,714 | 19.9 |
Primary | 33,490 | 39.9 | |
Secondary | 28,100 | 33.5 | |
Higher | 5578 | 6.7 | |
Education level of husbands | No formal education | 15,251 | 18.2 |
Primary | 28,865 | 34.4 | |
Secondary | 30,280 | 36.0 | |
Higher | 9406 | 11.0 | |
Respondents’ occupation | Currently working | 61,454 | 73.3 |
Currently Not working | 22,428 | 26.7 | |
Husbands occupation | Currently working | 77,741 | 92.7 |
Currently Not working | 6141 | 7.3 | |
Wealth index | Poorest | 10,934 | 13 |
Poorer | 14,093 | 16.8 | |
Middle | 16,119 | 19.4 | |
Richer | 19,309 | 23 | |
Richest | 23,425 | 27.8 | |
Media exposure | Yes | 56,269 | 67.0 |
No | 27,585 | 33.0 |