Table 3

Characteristics of the household respondents



Total sample
Males
Females

Characteristic
Level
Weighted %
Fraction
Weighted %
Fraction
Weighted %
Fraction

Sex
Female
65.4
993/1512




Age
Mean age
34.65 yr
1527
35.13 yr
517
34.63 yr
986
Marital status
Single
57.4
875/1533
57.6
292/518
58.0
575/993

Cohabiting
18.4
290/1533
19.2
103/518
17.7
179/993

Married
16.5
252/1533
17.8
94/518
15.2
150/993

Separated, divorced, widowed
7.7
116/1533
5.3
29/518
9.15
87/993
Education
None and up to primary
42.2
661/1529
39.4
210/517
43.5
438/988

Junior secondary and above
57.8
868/1529
60.6
307/517
56.5
550/988
Employment
Unemployed
52.9
815/1526
40.6
213/518
60.0
590/984

Pensioner
2.3
36/1526
2.6
14/518
2.2
22/984

Student
6.0
93/1526
7.3
38/518
5.2
52/984

Some type of work
38.8
582/1526
49.6
253/518
33.0
320/984

The denominator numbers indicate the number of respondents who gave information for each characteristic, out of the total respondents and for males and females separately. Of the total 1536 respondents, sex was recorded for 1512: 993 women and 519 men.

Cockcroft et al. BMC International Health and Human Rights 2007 7:5   doi:10.1186/1472-698X-7-5