From: Socioeconomic inequalities in teenage pregnancy in Nigeria: evidence from Demographic Health Survey
Variable | Variable description |
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Currently or ever pregnant | |
No | 1 = if a teenager is not currently or have not been pregnant, 0 otherwise |
Yes | 1 = if a teenager is currently or have been pregnant, 0 otherwise |
Sociodemographic variables | |
Teenage current age | |
Age 15 | 1 = if a teenager is 15 years old, 0 otherwise |
Age 16 | 1 = if a teenager is 16 years old, 0 otherwise |
Age 17 | 1 = if a teenager is 17 years old, 0 otherwise |
Age 18 | 1 = if a teenager is 18 years old, 0 otherwise |
Age 19 | 1 = if a teenager is 19 years old, 0 otherwise |
Marital status | |
Never married | 1 = if a teenager is never married, 0 otherwise |
Married | 1 = if a teenager is married, 0 otherwise |
Ethnic origin | |
Hausa/Fulani/Kanuri | 1 = if a teenager ethnic origin is Hausa/Fulani/Kanuri, 0 otherwise |
Igbo | 1 = if a teenager ethnic origin is Igbo, 0 otherwise |
Yoruba | 1 = if a teenager ethnic origin is Yoruba, 0 otherwise |
Others | 1 = if a teenager ethnic origin is not Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba, 0 otherwise |
Socioeconomic variables | |
Teenage highest education level | |
No formal education | 1 = if a teenager has no formal education, 0 otherwise |
Primary education | 1 = if a teenager has a primary education, 0 otherwise |
Secondary education | 1 = if a teenager has a secondary education, 0 otherwise |
Higher | 1 = if a teenager has a higher education, 0 otherwise |
Wealth index | |
Poorest | 1 = if a teenager is in the poorest quintile, 0 otherwise |
Poorer | 1 = if a teenager is in poorer quintile, 0 otherwise |
Middle | 1 = if a teenager is in the middle quintile, 0 otherwise |
Richer | 1 = if a teenager is in richer quintile, 0 otherwise |
Richest | 1 = if a teenager is in the richest quintile, 0 otherwise |
Employment status | |
Unemployed | 1 = if a teenager is not working, 0 otherwise |
Employed | 1 = if a teenager is working, 0 otherwise |
Religion | |
Christian | 1 = if a teenager is a Christian, 0 otherwise |
Muslim | 1 = if a teenager is a Muslim, 0 otherwise |
Others | 1 = if a teenager is neither Christian nor Muslim, 0 otherwise |
Geographic and geopolitical variables | |
Place of residence | |
Urban | 1 = if a teenager lives in an urban area, 0 otherwise |
Rural | 1 = if a teenager lives in a rural area, 0 otherwise |
Geopolitical zone | |
North-Central | 1 = if a teenager is from North-Central, 0 otherwise |
North-East | 1 = if a teenager is from North-East, 0 otherwise |
North-West | 1 = if a teenager is from North-East, 0 otherwise |
South-East | 1 = if a teenager is from South-East, 0 otherwise |
South-South | 1 = if a teenager is from South-South, 0 otherwise |
South-West | 1 = if a teenager is from South-West, 0 otherwise |
Exposure to information and communication technology (ICT) | |
Frequency of watching television | |
Not at all | 1 = if a teenager does not watch TV, 0 otherwise |
Less than once a week | 1 = if a teenager watches TV less than once a week, 0 otherwise |
At least once a week | 1 = if a teenager watches TV at least once a week, 0 otherwise |
Use of internet | |
No | 1 = if a teenager does not use internet, 0 otherwise |
Yes | 1 = if a teenager uses internet, 0 otherwise |