Characteristics | Sample n = 7916 | Percentage % |
---|---|---|
Mother’s Age Group | ||
15–24 | 2153 | 28.2 |
25–34 | 3567 | 45.2 |
35–49 | 2196 | 26.6 |
Marital Status | ||
Not Married | 346 | 4.9 |
Currently Married | 6768 | 84.5 |
Formerly Married | 802 | 10.6 |
Educational Attainment | ||
No Education | 1742 | 21.7 |
Primary | 4758 | 64.5 |
Secondary+ | 1416 | 13.8 |
Employment Status | ||
Not Working | 1655 | 20.0 |
Currently Working | 6261 | 80.0 |
Number of Siblings | median 3 | S.Dev 2.54 |
Place of Residence | ||
Mainland - Urban | 1550 | 24.8 |
Mainland - Rural | 5193 | 72.6 |
Zanzibar - Urban | 219 | 0.7 |
Zanzibar - Rural | 954 | 1.9 |
Health Insurance | ||
No Health Insurance | 7358 | 92.4 |
Health Insurance | 558 | 7.6 |
Mother’s BMI | ||
Under Weight | 560 | 6.8 |
Normal | 5300 | 68.1 |
Overweight | 1864 | 22.6 |
Severe Obesity | 192 | 2.4 |
Wealth Status | ||
Poorest | 1810 | 24.4 |
Poorer | 1658 | 22.0 |
Middle | 1565 | 19.6 |
Richer | 1628 | 18.2 |
Richest | 1255 | 15.8 |
Birth Type | ||
Single | 7673 | 96.9 |
Multiple | 243 | 3.1 |
Child’s Sex | ||
Male | 3971 | 50.6 |
Female | 3945 | 49.4 |
Child’s Age | ||
6–23 months | 3052 | 38.8 |
24–47 months | 3297 | 41.8 |
48–59 months | 1567 | 19.4 |
Child’s BMI | ||
Low | 989 | 3.7 |
Normal | 6092 | 76.0 |
Overweight | 1185 | 15.7 |
Obese | 339 | 4.6 |