Table 2 Characteristics of female respondents age 15 to 49 overall and by number of female confidantes in Cote d’Ivoire
All respondents | 0 confidantes | ≥ 1 confidante | ≥ 2 confidantes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 2738 | 959 | 1761 | 263 |
Age | ||||
15–19 | 20.1 | 18.0 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
20–24 | 18.1 | 16.6 | 19.0 | 23.5 |
25–29 | 17.9 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 14.9 |
30–34 | 16.3 | 16.9 | 16.0 | 14.2 |
35–39 | 12.8 | 12.0 | 13.3 | 19.3 |
40–44 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 8.5 | 4.5 |
45–49 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 2.1 |
Education | ||||
Never | 45.2 | 50.3 | 42.2 | 40.1 |
Primary | 25.9 | 26.2 | 25.7 | 28.0 |
Secondary | 23.0 | 18.9 | 25.2 | 25.3 |
Higher | 6.0 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
Marital status | ||||
Currently married/cohabiting | 64.8 | 68.8 | 62.6 | 58.6 |
Divorced or separated/widowed | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
Never married | 30.8 | 26.8 | 33.0 | 38.0 |
Religion of household | ||||
Muslim | 39.5 | 38.8 | 39.8 | 35.5 |
Catholic | 20.3 | 17.7 | 21.8 | 21.0 |
Evangelical | 15.4 | 14.0 | 16.2 | 19.3 |
Other | 13.7 | 14.8 | 13.1 | 15.8 |
No religion | 11.1 | 14.7 | 9.0 | 8.4 |
Ethnicity | ||||
Akan | 34.6 | 36.8 | 33.5 | 36.2 |
Mande (north and south) | 20.8 | 23.8 | 19.1 | 20.0 |
Gur | 14.4 | 9.1 | 17.2 | 17.0 |
Other Ivoirian | 9.3 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 10.9 |
Other non-Ivoirian | 21.0 | 21.6 | 20.6 | 16.0 |
Wealth | ||||
Poorest | 20.1 | 22.4 | 18.7 | 19.9 |
Second poorest | 20.0 | 19.3 | 20.5 | 23.5 |
Middle | 17.1 | 17.5 | 16.9 | 14.1 |
Second wealthiest | 19.7 | 22.0 | 18.3 | 18.8 |
Wealthiest | 23.1 | 18.8 | 25.6 | 23.8 |
Residence | ||||
Rural | 38.5 | 40.3 | 37.7 | 40.2 |
Urban | 61.5 | 59.7 | 62.3 | 59.8 |
Parity | ||||
0 | 25.8 | 21.4 | 28.0 | 31.2 |
1–2 | 32.2 | 31.9 | 32.4 | 31.0 |
3–4 | 21.5 | 22.0 | 21.2 | 19.0 |
5+ | 20.6 | 24.7 | 18.3 | 18.8 |
Current contraceptive use | ||||
No | 75.0 | 77.7 | 73.3 | 70.6 |
Yes | 25.0 | 22.3 | 26.7 | 29.4 |
Unadjusted likely abortion incidence | 36.9 | 27.9 | 41.9 | 50.0 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |