Table 2 Percentage distribution of women’s socio-economic and demographic factors across regions
From: Contraceptive nonuse among women in Uganda: a comparative assessment of predictors across regions
| Characteristics | Regions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Central (n = 4325) |
Eastern (n = 5039) |
Northern (n = 4368) |
Western (n = 4600) | |
| Age | ||||
| 15–19 | 894.4 (20.7%) | 1288.7 (25.6%) | 1111.1 (25.4%) | 1019.3 (21.4%) |
| 20–24 | 993.9 (23.0%) | 1014.4 (20.1%) | 834.9 (19.1%) | 936.5 (19.6%) |
| 25–29 | 791.0 (18.3%) | 741.3 (14.7%) | 669.4 (15.3%) | 817.7 (17.1%) |
| 30–34 | 572.6 (13.2%) | 652.0 (12.9%) | 633.9 (14.5%) | 697.0 (14.6%) |
| 35–39 | 485.9 (11.2%) | 505.5 (10.0%) | 455.0 (10.4%) | 556.9 (11.7%) |
| 40–44 | 338.8 (7.8%) | 489.8 (9.7%) | 385.5 (8.8%) | 406.0 (8.5%) |
| 45–49 | 249.5 (5.8%) | 347.5 (6.9%) | 278.2 (6.4%) | 340.7 (7.1%) |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Educational level | ||||
| No education | 231.3 (5.4%) | 352.1 (7.0%) | 751.1 (17.2%) | 557.8 (11.7%) |
| Primary | 1862.4 (43.1%) | 3116.0 (61.8%) | 2931.4 (67.1%) | 2981.7 (62.5%) |
| Secondary | 1613.3 (37.3%) | 1293.2 (25.7%) | 495.2 (11.3%) | 975.9 (20.4%) |
| Higher | 618.0 (14.3%) | 277.7 (5.5%) | 190.3 (4.4%) | 258.7 (5.4%) |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Religion | ||||
| Catholic | 1511.0 (34.9%) | 1403.9 (27.9%) | 2587.1 (59.2%) | 2034.7 (42.6%) |
| Anglican | 1138.6 (26.3%) | 1845.6 (36.6%) | 991.0 (22.7%) | 1805.5 (37.8%) |
| Muslim | 794.2 (18.4%) | 866.1 (17.2%) | 409.8 (9.4%) | 218.6 (4.6%) |
| Pentecostal | 742.5 (17.2%) | 799.1 (15.9%) | 360.6 (8.3% | 478.1 (10.0%) |
| Others | 138.8 (3.2%) | 124.3 (2.5%) | 19.6 (0.5%) | 237.1 (5.0%) |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Age at first marriage | ||||
| ≤ 12 | 90.4 (3.0%) | 140.5 (3.7%) | 119.6 (3.6%) | 142.0 (3.9%) |
| 13–17 | 1150.9 (37.9%) | 1811.1 (48.0%) | 1706.8 (51.0%) | 1474.8 (40.8%) |
| 18–24 | 1519.4 (50.1%) | 1578.5 (41.8%) | 1342.8 (40.1%) | 1748.2 (48.4%) |
| 25+ | 275.4 (9.1%) | 242.9 (6.4%) | 117.7 (5.3%) | 247.0 (6.8%) |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Sexual autonomy | ||||
| No | 144.3 (6.2%) | 493.5 (15.2%) | 488.8 (17.6%) | 457.5 (15.1%) |
| Yes | 2171.8 (93.0%) | 2722.9 (84.0%) | 2275.2 (81.9%) | 2489.5 (82.4%) |
| Don’t know | 20.0 (0.9%) | 24.7 (0.8%) | 15.1 (0.5%) | 74.0 (2.5%) |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Poorest | 110.4 (2.6%) | 982.4 (19.5%) | 2174.5 (49.8%) | 405.1 (8.5%) |
| Poorer | 349.6 (8.1%) | 1224.3 (24.3%) | 964.5 (22.1%) | 1022.6 (21.4%) |
| Middle | 555.6 (12.9%) | 1084.3 (21.5%) | 469.6 (10.8%) | 1374.8 (28.8%) |
| Richer | 948.2 (21.9%) | 1031.4 (20.5%) | 431.7 (9.9%) | 1175.2 (24.6%) |
| Richest | 2361.2 (54.6%) | 716.7 (14.2%) | 327.8 (7.5%) | 796.4 (16.7%) |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 2075.1 (48.0%) | 798.0 (15.8%) | 654.7 (15.0%) | 1047.5 (21.9%) |
| Rural | 2249.9 (52.0%) | 4241.0 (84.2%) | 3713.3 (85.0%) | 3726.5 (78.1%) |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Age at first sex | ||||
| Not had sex | 606.9 (14.1%) | 715.3 (14.2%) | 692.6 (15.9%) | 697.5 (14.6%) |
| Below 15 | 578.6 (13.4%) | 1065.5 (21.2%) | 606.2 (13.9%) | 767.5 (16.1%) |
| 15–19 | 2591.6 (60.0%) | 2966.6 (58.9%) | 2695.4 (61.7%) | 2749.2 (57.6%) |
| 20–24 | 493.3 (11.4%) | 270.1 (5.4%) | 331.2 (7.6%) | 504.1 (10.6%) |
| 25+ | 49.5 (1.1%) | 20.6 (0.4%) | 41.6 (0.9%) | 54.8 (1.1%) |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Age at first birth | ||||
| ≤ 14 | 231.4 (7.5%) | 312.7 (8.4%) | 221.3 (6.7%) | 249.7 (6.9%) |
| 15–19 | 1684.0 (54.3%) | 2421.6 (64.7%) | 2055.6 (62.6%) | 1987.4 (54.9%) |
| 20–24 | 967.2 (31.2%) | 854.5 (22.8%) | 865.2 (26.4%) | 1135.3 (31.4%) |
| 25+ | 219.4 (7.1%) | 153.2 (4.1%) | 138.9 (4.1%) | 247.7 (6.8%) |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Perception of distance to health facility | ||||
| A big problem | 1118.1 (25.8%) | 1990.5 (39.5%) | 2162.2 (49.5%) | 1884.2 (39.5%) |
| Not a big problem | 3206.9 (74.2%) | 3048.5 (60.5%) | 2205 (50.5%) | 2889.8 (60.5%) |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Desire for children | ||||
| Wants within 2 years | 632.1 (14.6%) | 542.0 (10.8%) | 477.0 (10.9%) | 547.4 (11.5%) |
| Wants after 2 years | 1655.5 (38.3%) | 2049.3 (40.7%) | 1953.7 (44.7%) | 1810.5 (37.9%) |
| Wants, but unsure of timing | 519.2 (12.0%) | 465.3 (9.2%) | 334.6 (7.7%) | 445.1 (9.3%) |
| Undecided | 179.4 (4.2%) | 215.7 (4.3%) | 165.6 (3.8%) | 179.9 (3.8%) |
| Wants no more | 1338.8 (31.0%) | 1766.7 (35.1%) | 1437.2 (32.9%) | 1791.2 (37.5%) |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Number of living children | ||||
| 0 | 1244.5 (28.8%) | 1.358.3(27.0%) | 1140.1 (26.1%) | 1172.1 (24.6%) |
| 1 | 693.6 (16.0%) | 615.0 (12.2%) | 584.9 (13.4%) | 667.7 (14.0%) |
| 2 | 619.4 (14.3%) | 609.3 (12.1%) | 531.3 (12.2%) | 653.7 (13.7%) |
| 3+ | 1767.6 (40.9%) | 2456.5 (48.8%) | 2111.7 (48.3%) | 2280.5 (47.8%) |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Number of children born in the 5 years | ||||
| 0 | 2111.7 (48.8%) | 2222.3 (44.1%) | 1829.7 (41.9%) | 2117.7 (44.4%) |
| 1 | 1328.7 (30.7%) | 1442.3 (28.6%) | 1464.5 (33.5%) | 1523.3 (31.9%) |
| 2+ | 884.6 (20.5%) | 1374.4 (27.3%) | 1073.9 (24.6%) | 1133.0 (23.7%) |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Listen to radio | ||||
| No | 680.6 (15.7%) | 1450.8 (28.8%) | 1550.0 (35.5%) | 1298.8 (27.2%) |
| Yes | 3644.4 (84.3%) | 3588.2 (71.2%) | 2818.1 (64.5%) | 3475.2 (72.8%) |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Watch television | ||||
| No | 1732.4 (40.1%) | 3793.5 (75.3%) | 3728.7 (85.4%) | 3714.9 (77.8%) |
| Yes | 2592.6 (59.9%) | 1245.6 (24.7%) | 639.3 (14.6%) | 1059.1 (22.2%) |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Reading of newspaper or magazine | ||||
| No | 2536.9 (58.7%) | 4034.1 (80.1%) | 3890.5 (89.1%) | 4038.2 (84.6%) |
| Yes | 1788.1 (41.3%) | 1005.0 (19.9%) | 477.5 (10.9%) | 735.8 (15.4%) |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Employment status | ||||
| Unemployed | 1310.1 (30.3%) | 1413.6 (28.1%) | 843.2 (19.3%) | 1320.3 (27.7%) |
| Employed | 3014.9 (69.7%) | 3625.4 (71.9%) | 3524.8 (80.7%) | 3453.7 (72.3%) |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |