Table 1 Individual characteristics of reproductive age group women in east African countries (n = 138,426).
Variable | Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Residence | Urban | 32,813 | 23.70% |
Rule | 105,613 | 76.30% | |
Religion | Catholic | 35,962 | 28.06% |
Protestant | 44,319 | 34.58% | |
Muslim | 12,952 | 10.11% | |
Adventist | 11,847 | 9.24% | |
Jehovah | 14,498 | 11.31% | |
Tradition animist | 5,824 | 4.54% | |
No religion | 816 | 0.64% | |
Sect | 491 | 0.38% | |
Other | 1,440 | 1.12% | |
Educational status | No education | 34,780 | 25.13% |
Primary education | 72,182 | 52.14% | |
Secondary education | 27,016 | 19.52% | |
Higher education | 4,448 | 3.21% | |
Age (in years) | 15–20 | 14,662 | 10.59% |
21–25 | 35,573 | 25.70% | |
26–34 | 57,174 | 41.30% | |
35–49 | 31,017 | 22.41% | |
Marital status | Single | 6,681 | 4.83% |
Married | 117,994 | 85.24% | |
Widowed | 2,404 | 1.74% | |
Separated/divorced | 11,347 | 8.20% | |
