Table 2 Socio-economic status and unmet need for contraception among young women in SSA
Variables | Weighted N | Weighted % | Unmet need for contraception | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | Weighted N | Weighted % | |
Educational level [χ2 = 24.9, p < 0.001] | ||||
No education | 20,027 | 33.5 | 5246 | 25.3 |
Primary | 21,735 | 36.3 | 5899 | 27.2 |
Secondary/higher | 18,102 | 30.2 | 4744 | 27.2 |
Wealth status [χ2 = 36.7, p < 0.001] |  |  |  | |
Poorest | 12,904 | 21.6 | 3890 | 26.6 |
Poorer | 13,655 | 22.8 | 3684 | 27.0 |
Middle | 12,314 | 20.6 | 3321 | 27.6 |
Richer | 11,735 | 19.6 | 2926 | 26.8 |
Richest | 9,255 | 15.5 | 2068 | 24.0 |
Age [χ2 = 5.2, p < 0.05] |  |  |  |  |
15–19 | 16,755 | 28.0 | 4592 | 27.2 |
20–24 | 43,109 | 72.0 | 11,297 | 26.3 |
Sex of household head [χ2 = 101.0, p < 0.001] | ||||
Male | 50,679 | 84.7 | 12,848 | 25.6 |
Female | 9,185 | 15.3 | 3041 | 31.6 |
Place of residence [χ2 = 35.4, p < 0.001] | ||||
Urban | 18,508 | 30.9 | 5079 | 28.2 |
Rural | 41,356 | 69.1 | 10,810 | 25.8 |
Marital status [χ2 = 454.8, p < 0.001] | ||||
Married | 44,407 | 74.2 | 10,791 | 24.3 |
Cohabiting | 15,457 | 25.8 | 5098 | 26.5 |
Employment status [χ2 = 39.3, p < 0.001] | ||||
Unemployed | 22,902 | 38.3 | 6640 | 27.9 |
Employed | 36,962 | 61.7 | 9249 | 25.6 |
Religion [χ2 = 38.0, p < 0.001] | ||||
Christianity | 34,303 | 57.3 | 9081 | 27.0 |
Islam | 22,748 | 38.0 | 5959 | 25.4 |
Traditional religion | 1,431 | 2.4 | 409 | 27.8 |
No religion | 1,384 | 2.3 | 440 | 31.5 |
Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine [χ2 = 12.9, p < 0.01] | ||||
Not at all | 51,107 | 85.4 | 13,811 | 26.8 |
Less than once a week | 5,070 | 8.5 | 1221 | 24.5 |
At least once a weak | 3,687 | 6.2 | 857 | 25.8 |
Frequency of listening to radio [χ2 = 5.1, p > 0.05] | ||||
Not at all | 21,003 | 45.1 | 7331 | 26.7 |
Less than once a week | 11,012 | 18.4 | 2977 | 27.2 |
At least once a weak | 21,849 | 36.5 | 5581 | 26.5 |
Frequency of watching television [χ2 = 22.8, p < 0.001] | ||||
Not at all | 37,744 | 63.1 | 10,012 | 25.9 |
Less than once a week | 6,800 | 11.4 | 1830 | 26.9 |
At least once a weak | 15,319 | 25.6 | 4047 | 28.0 |
Parity [χ2 = 731.7, p < 0.001] | ||||
Zero births | 10,818 | 18.1 | 1798 | 16.7 |
One birth | 22,969 | 38.4 | 6162 | 27.1 |
Two births | 16,381 | 27.4 | 4716 | 28.8 |
Three or more births | 9,697 | 16.2 | 3213 | 32.0 |