Table 1 Percent distribution of background characteristics of ever-married women (15–49 years), 2018 DHS, Zambia
From: Determinants of spousal physical violence against women in Zambia: a multilevel analysis
Background Characteristics | DHS 2018 (N = 7,358) | |
|---|---|---|
Number | Percent | |
Age | Â | Â |
15–19 | 319 | 4.8 |
20–24 | 1,160 | 17.6 |
25–29 | 1307 | 19.8 |
30–34 | 1210 | 18.3 |
35–39 | 1144 | 17.3 |
40–44 | 835 | 12.7 |
45–49 | 624 | 9.5 |
Residence | Â | Â |
Urban | 2740 | 41.5 |
Rural | 3858 | 58.5 |
Education level | Â | Â |
None | 673 | 10.2 |
Primary | 3334 | 50.5 |
Secondary | 2258 | 34.2 |
Higher | 332 | 5.0 |
Wealth status | Â | Â |
Poor | 2642 | 40.0 |
Middle | 1269 | 19.2 |
Rich | 2687 | 40.7 |
Age at first marriage | Â | Â |
Less than 15 | 656 | 9.9 |
15–19 | 3832 | 58.1 |
20+ | 2110 | 32.0 |
Employment status | Â | Â |
Not working | 2516 | 38.2 |
Working | 4073 | 61.8 |
Living children | Â | Â |
Zero –One | 285 | 4.3 |
Two-Three | 2365 | 35.8 |
Four-Five | 1971 | 29.9 |
Six or more | 1976 | 30.0 |
Ownership of mobile phone | Â | Â |
No | 3058 | 46.3 |
Yes | 3540 | 53.7 |