Table 2 Description of teenagers by background characteristics, 2001–2018 DHS, Zambia
Background characteristic | 2001–02 DHS | 2007 DHS | 2013–14 DHS | 2018 DHS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 1811 | N = 1574 | N = 3625 | N = 3000 | |
Age | ||||
15 | 365 (20.2%) | 364 (23.1%) | 740 (20.4%) | 653 (21.8%) |
16 | 330 (18.2%) | 328 (20.8%) | 766 (21.1%) | 530 (17.7%) |
17 | 326 (18.0%) | 295 (18.7%) | 642 (17.7%) | 552 (18.4%) |
18 | 417 (23.0%) | 293 (18.6%) | 745 (20.6%) | 722 (24.1%) |
19 | 374 (20.7%) | 294 (18.7%) | 732 (20.2%) | 543 (18.1%) |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 763 (42.1%) | 761 (48.4%) | 1740 (48.0%) | 1323 (44.1%) |
Rural | 1048 (57.9%) | 813 (51.6%) | 1886 (52.0%) | 1677 (55.9%) |
Educational level | ||||
No education | 145 (8.0%) | 63 (4.0%) | 68 (1.9%) | 99 (3.3%) |
Primary | 1053 (58.1%) | 764 (48.5%) | 1395 (38.5%) | 1283 (42.8%) |
Secondary or higher | 613 (33.8%) | 747 (47.5%) | 2158 (59.6%) | 1618 (53.9%) |
Literacy | ||||
Illiterate | 741 (41.1%) | 420 (26.7%) | 744 (20.7%) | 728 (24.3%) |
Literate | 1063 (58.9%) | 1154 (73.3%) | 2858 (79.3%) | 2272 (75.7%) |
Employed | ||||
No | 1217 (67.3%) | 1271 (80.8%) | 2895 (80.4%) | 2477 (82.6%) |
Yes | 593 (32.7%) | 303 (19.2%) | 705 (19.6%) | 523 (17.4%) |
Wealth quintile | ||||
Poorest | 303 (16.7%) | 219 (13.9%) | 546 (15.0%) | 510 (17.0%) |
Poorer | 296 (16.3%) | 246 (15.6%) | 591 (16.3%) | 541 (18.0%) |
Middle | 354 (19.5%) | 261 (16.6%) | 677 (18.7%) | 585 (19.5%) |
Richer | 397 (21.9%) | 385 (24.4%) | 802 (22.1%) | 655 (21.8%) |
Richest | 462 (25.5%) | 463 (29.4%) | 1010 (27.9%) | 709 (23.6%) |
Marital status | ||||
Never married | 1322 (73.0%) | 1268 (80.5%) | 2950 (81.4%) | 2531 (84.4%) |
Married | 438 (24.2%) | 280 (17.8%) | 613 (16.9%) | 437 (14.6%) |
Formerly married | 52 (2.9%) | 26 (1.7%) | 63 (1.7%) | 32 (1.1%) |
Age at first sex | ||||
Less than 15 | 281 (31.6%) | 167 (26.0%) | 392 (25.0%) | 359 (24.1%) |
15–17 | 541 (60.9%) | 413 (64.4%) | 1,015 (64.8%) | 971 (65.2%) |
18–19 | 67 (7.5%) | 62 (9.6%) | 160 (10.2%) | 159 (10.7%) |