Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of MWRA
Characteristics | Chakwal % | Mianwali % | Bhakkar % |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of women | |||
≤24 | 15.3 | 16.3 | 15.5 |
>24 to 35 | 43.2 | 45.3 | 53.3 |
>35 | 41.5 | 38.4 | 31.2 |
Average ± SD | 32.4 ± 7.4 | 31.2 ± 7.1 | 30.3 ± 6.3 |
Age of women at marriage | |||
≤20 | 67.4 | 65.0 | 65.7 |
>20 to 25 | 25.9 | 26.6 | 29.8 |
>25 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 4.4 |
Average ± SD | 19.8 ± 3.7 | 20.2 ± 3.8 | 19.9 ± 3.3 |
Age of husband | |||
<30 | 19.7 | 22.4 | 21.9 |
30 to <40 | 34.6 | 37.7 | 46.8 |
40+ | 45.7 | 39.9 | 31.4 |
Average ± SD | 37.1 ± 8.7 | 37.1 ± 8.6 | 34.9 ± 7.5 |
Women’s education | |||
Illiterate | 32.6 | 60.6 | 63.4 |
Literate | 67.4 | 39.4 | 36.6 |
Husband’s education | |||
Illiterate | 11.2 | 23.8 | 38.1 |
Literate | 88.8 | 76.2 | 61.9 |
Number of living children | |||
No children | 3.8 | 6.6 | 5.7 |
1 child | 18.2 | 18.7 | 17.5 |
2-3 children | 39.9 | 36.4 | 38.4 |
4 or more children | 38.2 | 38.4 | 38.4 |
Wealth quintile | |||
Poorest | 5.9 | 14.9 | 25.2 |
Poor | 13.3 | 21.2 | 21.4 |
Middle | 15.5 | 18.1 | 21.7 |
Rich | 19.6 | 23.6 | 19.1 |
Richest | 45.7 | 22.2 | 12.5 |