Household access to basic drinking water, sanitation and hygiene facilities: secondary analysis of data from the demographic and health survey V, 2017–2018

Table 3 Basic characteristics of the households in Benin, 2017–2018

Variables	n	%
Age (years)
< 30	2,454	17.34
30–39	3,810	26.91
40–49	2,970	20.98
50–59	2,146	15.16
≥ 60	2,775	19.60
Sex
Male	10,634	75.12
Female	3,522	24.88
Level of education
No formal education	7,553	53.35
Primary	3,232	22.83
Secondary	2,593	18.32
Higher	778	5.50
Marital status
Single	3,169	22.38
In couple	10,987	77.62
Wealth index
Poorest	2,501	17.67
Poorer	2,675	18.89
Middle	2,798	19.77
Richer	2,951	20.85
Richest	3,231	22.82
Household size
≤ 5	8,728	61.66
> 5	5,428	38.34
Children aged 5 and under in the household
No	5,598	39.55
Yes	8,558	60.45
Area
Urban	6,104	43.12
Rural	8,052	56.88
Department
Alibori	1,192	8.42
Atacora	923	6.52
Atlantique	1,969	13.91
Borgou	1,498	10.58
Collines	981	6.93
Couffo	1,108	7.83
Donga	740	5.23
Littoral	852	6.02
Mono	879	6.21
Ouémé	1,633	11.53
Plateau	984	6.95
Zou	1,399	9.88

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