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Table 3 Demographic characteristics of female survey respondents (18-24 years)

From: Drivers of child marriage in specific settings of Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia – findings from the Yes I Do! baseline study

 

Ethiopia

Indonesia

Kenya

Malawi

Mozambique

Zambia

Individual characteristics

 Age

20.1 (2.0)

20.7 (1.9)

20.8 (2.02)

20.9 (1.9)

20.75 (2.0)

20.1 (2.0)

 Child marriage

0.38 (0.48)

0.20 (0.40)

0.20 (0.40)

0.18 (0.38)

0.69 (0.46)

0.14 (0.35)

 Some level of educationa

0.81 (0.39)

0.99 (0.06)

0.76 (0.42)

0.96 (0.20)

0.14 (0.35)

0.93 (0.24)

 Paid employment

0.45 (0.49)

0.25 (0.43)

0.81 (0.38)

0.31 (0.46)

0.88 (0.33)

0.10 (0.30)

 Teenage pregnancy

0.22 (0.41)

0.29 (0.45)

0.39 (0.48)

0.55 (0.49)

0.27 (0.44)

0.38 (0.48)

 Ever received any form of SRH information/ education

0.79 (0.40)

0.77 (0.42)

0.86 (0.34)

0.82 (0.38)

0.52 (0.49)

0.76 (0.42)

Family-level characteristics

Parental education (some level of educationa)

  Mothers

0.08 (0.27)

0.85 (0.36)

0.21 (0.40)

0.40 (0.49)

0.59 (0.49)

0.47 (0.49)

  Fathers

0.17 (0.37)

0.88 (0.32)

0.22(0.41)

0.62 (0.48)

0.47 (0.49)

0.63 (0.47)

Household size

  One to two

0.28 (0.44)

0.54 (0.22)

0.05 (0.21)

0.09 (0.29)

0.09 (0.29)

0.03 (0.19)

  Three to four

0.34 (0.47)

0.42 (0.49)

0.30 (0.45)

0.48 (0.50)

0.44 (0.49)

0.23 (0.42)

  Five to seven

0.30 (0.46)

0.44 (0.49)

0.41 (0.49)

0.31 (0.46)

0.37 (0.48)

0.35 (0.47)

  Eight or more

0.08 (0.27)

0.75 (0.26)

0.23 (0.42)

0.11 (0.31)

0.081 (0.27)

0.37 (0.48)

Total observations

682

611

474

619

602

335

  1. Data are presented in means (standard deviation), the last row presents numbers
  2. aThis included: mainstream primary/ secondary education, vocational training, or madrassa depending on the country