Table 1

Respondents and respondents' male spouse socio-demographics characteristics

Variable N = 420FrequencyPercentVariableFrequency%
Respondent's age (years)Spouse's age
<20 years194.525–299622.9
20–24 years9923.630–3417341.2
25–29 years25260.035–3911026.2
30+ years5011.940+419.7
Mean age: 26 years, SD: 3.4Mean age: 33 years, SD: 5.4
Respondent's level of educationSpouse's level of education
No formal education153.7No formal education20.5
Primary4410.4Primary92.1
Secondary17742.1Secondary13832.8
Postsecondary18443.8Post-secondary27164.5
Respondent's religionSpouse religion
Christianity27966.4Christianity27966.4
Islam13933.1Islam14133.6
Traditional20.5Traditional00.0
Respondent's occupation statusSpouse's occupation status
Unemployed399.3Unemployed307.1
Employed38190.7Employed39092.9
Living arrangement 
Living together33880.5
Living apart8219.5
Family type
Monogamous34181.2
Polygamous7918.8
Children ever born
1–2 years25560.7
3+ years16539.3
Mean CEB: 2.2, SD: 1.0

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