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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents (Weighted)

From: Socio-economic and demographic determinants of female genital mutilation in sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of data from demographic and health surveys

Variables

Women aged 15–49 (N = 130,605)

Women who had daughters (N = 122,941)

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

22,030

16.9

20,915

17.0

 Poorer

22,711

17.4

21,583

17.6

 Middle

24,397

18.7

23,188

18.9

 Richer

27,590

21.1

26,081

21.2

 Richest

33,877

25.9

31,174

25.4

Education

 No education

61,467

47.1

58,676

47.7

 Primary

33,036

25.3

31.637

25.7

 Secondary

29,870

22.9

26,649

21.7

 Higher

6232

4.8

5979

4.9

Age

 15–19

25,612

19.6

21,820

17.8

 20–24

23,301

17.8

21,585

17.6

 25–29

23,598

18.1

22,508

18.3

 30–34

19,075

14.6

18,598

15.1

 35–39

16,575

12.7

16,272

13.2

 40–44

12,168

9.3

12,010

9.8

 45–49

10,276

7.9

10,148

8.25

Residence

 Urban

49,806

38.1

46,551

37.9

 Rural

80,799

61.9

76,390

62.1

Marital status

 Single

30,612

23.4

26,313

21.4

 Married

84,940

65.0

82.064

66.7

 Cohabitation

6067

4.7

5877

4.8

 Widowed/divorced/separated

8986

6.9

8,687

7.1

Occupation

 Not working

44,507

34.1

40,656

33.1

 Managerial

4230

3.2

4102

3.3

 Clerical

1202

0.9

1152

0.9

 Sales

22,815

17.5

22,711

18.5

 Agricultural

32,909

25.2

31,082

25.3

 Household

4400

3.4

4349

3.5

 Services

6864

5.3

6863

5.6

 Manual

13,177

10.1

11,526

9.4

 Other

501

0.4

500

0.4

Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine

 Not at all

105,754

81.0

99,485

80.9

 Less than a week

14,091

10.8

13,540

11.0

 At least once a week

10,760

8.2

9916

8.1

Frequency of listening to radio

 Not at all

44,339

34.0

41,947

34.1

 Less than once a week

28,879

22.1

27,095

22.1

 At least once a week

57,387

43.9

53,899

43.8

Frequency of watching television

 Not at all

71,830

55.0

66,491

54.1

 Less than once a week

18,389

14.1

17,701

14.4

 At least once a week

40,388

30.9

38,749

31.5