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Table 3 socio-demographic and economic characteristics of respondents in high fertility countries in sub-Saharan Africa (n = 178,875): based on 2010–2018 DHS

From: Intention to use contraceptives and its correlates among reproductive age women in selected high fertility sub-saharan Africa countries: a multilevel mixed effects analysis

Variables

Categories

Frequency

Percentage

Age in years

15–24

47,416

26.51

25–34

70,352

39.33

35–49

61,107

34.16

Residence

Urban

47,222

26.40

Rural

131,653

73.60

Educational status of respondents

No formal education

107,605

60.16

Primary education

36,466

20.39

Secondary & Higher education

34,804

19.46

Husband education

   
 

No formal

96,721

54.12

 

Primary

3646

17.15

 

Secondary and higher

51,343

28.73

Occupation of respondents(164,969)

Not working

53,852

32.64

Working

111,117

67.36

Wealth index

Poor

78,024

43.62

Middle

37,291

20.85

Rich

63,561

35.53

Mass media exposure

Yes

103,044

57.80

No

75,248

42.20

Distance to the health facility

Big problem

62,632

38.47

Not big problem

100,197

61.35