Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents
Characteristics | Number | Percentage/Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | 1875 | 26.16 ± 6.19 |
Age at first marriage | 1875 | 15.59 ± 2.75 |
Place of residence | ||
Rural | 1195 | 63.7 |
Urban | 680 | 36.3 |
Respondents education | ||
No education | 549 | 29.3 |
Primary | 576 | 30.7 |
Secondary | 603 | 32.2 |
Higher | 147 | 7.8 |
Wealth index | ||
Poorest | 420 | 22.4 |
Poorer | 415 | 22.1 |
Middle | 329 | 17.6 |
Richer | 309 | 16.5 |
Richest | 402 | 21.4 |
Religion | ||
Non-Muslims | 176 | 9.4 |
Muslims | 1699 | 90.6 |
Wanted last birth | ||
Wanted then | 1280 | 68.3 |
Wanted later | 289 | 15.4 |
Wanted no more | 306 | 16.3 |