Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of married Kyrgyz women
2006 (N = 3287) n (%) | 2014 (N = 3095) n (%) | 2018 (N = 2847) n (%) | Total (N = 9229) n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Women’s age (years old) | ||||
15–24 | 748 (22.8) | 736 (23.8) | 576 (20.2) | 2060 (22.3) |
25–34 | 1416 (43.1) | 1366 (44.1) | 1306 (45.9) | 4088 (44.3) |
35–44 | 948 (28.8) | 836 (27.0) | 801 (28.1) | 2585 (20.0) |
45–49 | 175 (5.3) | 157 (5.1) | 164 (5.8) | 496 (5.4) |
Women’s education | ||||
Lower secondary school or lower | 236 (7.2) | 318 (10.3) | 299 (10.5) | 853 (9.2) |
High school | 2273 (69.2) | 1372 (44.3) | 1083 (38.1) | 4728 (51.2) |
Higher education or higher | 778 (23.7) | 1405 (45.4) | 1464 (51.4) | 3647 (39.5) |
Area of residence | ||||
Urban | 1324 (40.3) | 1009 (32.6) | 1023 (35.9) | 3356 (36.4) |
Rural | 1963 (59.7) | 2086 (67.4) | 1823 (64.1) | 5872 (63.6) |
Region | ||||
North | 1697 (51.6) | 1509 (48.8) | 1418 (49.8) | 4624 (50.1) |
South | 1590 (48.4) | 1585 (51.2) | 1428 (50.2) | 4603 (49.9) |
Mother tongue of household head | ||||
Kyrgyz | 2015 (61.3) | 2240 (72.4) | 2099 (73.8) | 6354 (68.8) |
Russian | 385 (11.7) | 255 (8.2) | 159 (5.6) | 799 (8.7) |
Uzbek | 672 (20.4) | 475 (15.3) | 463 (16.3) | 1610 (17.4) |
Others | 216 (6.6) | 125 (4.0) | 125 (4.4) | 466 (5.0) |
Wealth index quintiles | ||||
Poorest | 634 (19.3) | 614 (19.8) | 585 (20.5) | 1833 (19.9) |
Second | 595 (18.1) | 627 (20.3) | 570 (20.0) | 1792 (19.4) |
Middle | 652 (19.8) | 597 (19.3) | 560 (19.7) | 1809 (19.6) |
Fourth | 671 (20.4) | 610 (19.7) | 595 (20.9) | 1876 (20.3) |
Richest | 735 (22.4) | 648 (20.9) | 537 (18.9) | 1920 (20.8) |