Table 2 Distribution of women’s age at marriage by demographic characteristics (n = 89,188)
Variable | Sample size (n) | Percent (%) | Child marriage (< 18 years) | Adult marriage (≥18 years) | Never married |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | %(95%CI) | ||
Age (Years) | |||||
 20 | 23,682 | 26.6 | 40.5 (39.9–41.2) | 20.2 (19.7–20.8) | 39.2 (38.6–39.8) |
 21 | 15,736 | 17.6 | 33.2 (32.5–34.0) | 27.1 (26.4–27.8) | 39.7 (38.9–40.4) |
 22 | 18,287 | 20.5 | 37.9 (37.2–38.6) | 31.4 (30.7–32.1) | 30.7 (30.0–31.4) |
 23 | 16,122 | 18.1 | 35.1 (34.3–35.8) | 37.7 (36.9–38.4) | 27.3 (26.6–28.0) |
 24 | 15,361 | 17.2 | 36.2 (35.4–36.9) | 41.5 (40.7–42.3) | 22.3 (21.7–23.0) |
Place of residence | |||||
 Urban | 35,853 | 40.2 | 24.6 (24.1–25.0) | 29.1 (28.6–29.5) | 46.4 (45.9–46.9) |
 Rural | 53,335 | 59.8 | 45.3 (44.9–45.7) | 31.6 (31.2–31.9) | 23.1 (22.8–23.5) |
Religion | |||||
 Christianity | 56,691 | 67.0 | 30.5 (30.1–30.9) | 31.8 (31.5–32.2) | 37.7 (37.3–38.1) |
 Islam | 23,642 | 27.9 | 48.6 (48.0–49.2) | 27.4 (26.9–28.0) | 24.0 (23.4–24.5) |
 Others | 4291 | 5.1 | 47.1 (45.6–48.6) | 30.7 (29.4–32.1) | 22.1 (20.9–23.4) |
Level of education | |||||
 No education | 22,953 | 25.7 | 61.7 (61.1–62.4) | 26.9 (26.3–27.5) | 11.4 (11.0–11.8) |
 Primary | 27,563 | 30.9 | 45.4 (44.8–46.0) | 34.6 (34.0–35.2) | 20.0 (19.6–20.5) |
 Secondary | 33,651 | 37.7 | 18.1 (17.7–18.5) | 31.1 (30.7–31.7) | 50.8 (50.2–51.3) |
 Higher | 5008 | 5.6 | 4.1 (3.5–4.7) | 20.9 (19.8–22.0) | 75.0 (73.8–76.2) |
Sex of household head | |||||
 Male | 65,730 | 73.7 | 41.2 (40.9–41.6) | 33.2 (32.9–33.6) | 25.5 (25.2–25.8) |
 Female | 23,458 | 26.3 | 25.0 (24.4–25.5) | 23.0 (22.4–23.5) | 52.0 (51.4–52.7) |
Wealth index | |||||
 Poorest | 16,575 | 18.6 | 52.9 (52.1) | 30.1 (29.4–30.8) | 17.0 (16.4–17.6) |
 Poorer | 16,580 | 18.6 | 47.0 (46.3–47.9) | 31.8 (31.1–32.5) | 21.1 (20.5–21.7) |
 Middle | 16,494 | 18.5 | 39.9 (39.2–40.7) | 31.3 (30.6–32.0) | 28.8 (28.1–29.5) |
 Richer | 18,070 | 20.3 | 31.5 (30.8–32.2) | 31.9 (31.2–32.6) | 36.6 (35.9–37.3) |
 Richest | 21,469 | 24.1 | 19.2 (18.7–19.7) | 28.2 (27.6–28.8) | 52.6 (51.9–53.3) |
Currently working | |||||
 Yes | 44,773 | 52.0 | 39.7 (39.2–40.2) | 32.1 (31.6–32.5) | 28.2 (27.8–28.7) |
 No | 41,336 | 48.0 | 34.6 (34.2–35.1) | 28.5 (28.1–29.0) | 36.8 (36.4–37.3) |
Read newspaper/magazine | |||||
 Yes | 22,453 | 25.2 | 16.7 (16.2–17.2) | 28.4 (27.8–28.9) | 54.9 (54.3–55.6) |
 No | 66,575 | 74.8 | 43.8 (43.4–44.1) | 31.3 (31.0–31.7) | 24.9 (24.6–25.3) |
Listen to radio | |||||
 Yes | 56,235 | 63.1 | 31.4 (31.0–31.8) | 31.1 (30.7–31.5) | 37.5 (37.1–37.9) |
 No | 32,865 | 36.9 | 46.5 (45.9–47.0) | 29.7 (29.2–30.2) | 23.9 (23.4–24.3) |
Watch television | |||||
 Yes | 41,246 | 46.3 | 25.1 (24.7–25.5) | 29.5 (29.1–29.9) | 45.4 (44.9–45.9) |
 No | 47,814 | 53.7 | 47.2 (46.8–47.6) | 31.5 (31.0–31.9) | 21.3 (21.0–21.7) |