Table 1 Weighted characteristics of the 5000 quantitative study participants
Background characteristics | Percentage (%) | Frequency (n) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Female | 49.1 | 2455 |
 Male | 50.9 | 2545 |
Age in years | ||
 10–19 | 29.8 | 1490 |
 20–29 | 22.9 | 1145 |
 30–39 | 23.1 | 1155 |
 40–49 | 14.9 | 745 |
 50–59 | 9.2 | 460 |
Access to formal education | ||
 Had access | 51.5 | 2575 |
 No access | 48.5 | 2425 |
Education | ||
 No formal education | 48.5 | 2425 |
 Primary education | 28.4 | 1420 |
 Secondary education | 17.4 | 870 |
 Post-secondary education | 5.7 | 285 |
Residence | ||
 Urban | 16.3 | 815 |
 Rural | 83.7 | 4185 |
Household wealth quintile | ||
 Poorest | 20.0 | 1000 |
 Poorer | 20.1 | 1005 |
 Middle class | 19.9 | 995 |
 Wealthy | 20.1 | 1005 |
 Wealthiest | 20.0 | 1000 |
Marriage | ||
 Married | 37.4 | 1870 |
 Unmarried | 54.1 | 2705 |
 Separated | 2.6 | 130 |
 Divorced | 4.6 | 230 |
 Widowed | 1.4 | 70 |
Type of disability | ||
 Physical disability | 40.2 | 2010 |
 Hearing disability | 2.1 | 105 |
 Speech disability | 9.0 | 450 |
 Visual disability | 11.6 | 580 |
 Intellectual disability | 12.0 | 600 |
 Autism or autism spectrum disorders | 2.6 | 130 |
 Cerebral palsy | 4.1 | 205 |
 Multiple disability | 14.6 | 730 |
 Down syndrome | 0.5 | 25 |
 Mental illness leading to disability | 2.5 | 125 |
 Deaf-blindness | 0.3 | 15 |
 Other disability | 0.5 | 25 |