Journal of Population Sciences
Table 1 Respondents’ distribution according to demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, 2003–2013 NDHS
Characteristics | Percentage | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003 | 2008 | 2013 | |||||||
Ever-married | Never-married | All | Ever-married | Never-married | All | Ever-married | Never-married | All | |
Type of marital union | |||||||||
Monogamous | 64.1 | NA | 64.1 | 65.3 | NA | 65.3 | 66.4 | NA | 66.5 |
Polygamous | 35.9 | 35.9 | 34.7 | 34.7 | 33.6 | 33.5 | |||
Age | |||||||||
15–24 | 24.9 | 88.0 | 42.2 | 23.5 | 84.1 | 38.0 | 22.1 | 83.4 | 37.5 |
25–34 | 37.4 | 10.8 | 30.1 | 38.3 | 14.2 | 32.5 | 37.7 | 14.6 | 31.9 |
35 years and above | 37.7 | 1.2 | 27.7 | 38.2 | 1.7 | 29.5 | 40.2 | 2.1 | 30.6 |
Mean age | 31.2 | 19.6 | 28.0 | 31.4 | 19.9 | 28.6 | 31.9 | 19.9 | 28.9 |
Spousal age difference | |||||||||
Less than 5 years | 14.7 | 14.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 18.5 | 18.5 | |||
5–9 years | 32.6 | NA | 32.6 | 33.6 | 33.6 | 33.8 | NA | 33.8 | |
10–14 years | 26.1 | 26.1 | 24.9 | NA | 24.9 | 24.0 | 24.0 | ||
15 years and above | 26.6 | 26.1 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 23.8 | |||
Mean age difference between spouses | 11.3 | NA | 11.3 | 10.5 | NA | 10.5 | 10.9 | NA | 10.9 |
Highest level of education | |||||||||
None | 51.9 | 6.5 | 39.4 | 50.5 | 5.3 | 39.7 | 45.0 | 6.6 | 35.3 |
Primary | 22.9 | 19.1 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 12.6 | 19.7 | 21.1 | 9.8 | 18.2 |
Secondary | 20.1 | 64.7 | 32.3 | 21.2 | 69.0 | 32.7 | 26.2 | 69.1 | 37.0 |
Post-secondary | 5.1 | 9.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 13.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 14.6 | 9.5 |
Wealth quintile | |||||||||
First | 22.3 | 11.8 | 19.4 | 25.9 | 9.0 | 21.8 | 20.8 | 5.5 | 17.0 |
Second | 20.3 | 13.1 | 18.4 | 22.6 | 13.5 | 20.4 | 21.6 | 12.4 | 19.3 |
Third | 19.8 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 19.2 | 21.2 | 19.7 | 19.8 | 22.7 | 20.5 |
Fourth | 19.0 | 23.5 | 20.3 | 17.1 | 27.7 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 28.3 | 21.7 |
Fifth | 18.5 | 31.8 | 22.2 | 15.2 | 28.6 | 18.4 | 18.3 | 31.1 | 21.5 |
Place of residence | |||||||||
Urban | 37.1 | 48.1 | 40.1 | 27.8 | 43.0 | 31.4 | 35.2 | 53.8 | 39.9 |
Rural | 62.9 | 51.9 | 59.9 | 72.2 | 57.0 | 68.6 | 64.8 | 46.2 | 60.1 |
Geopolitical zone | |||||||||
North-Central | 16.6 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 18.7 | 20.1 | 19.1 | 15.3 | 18.1 | 16.1 |
Northeast | 21.9 | 9.6 | 18.5 | 21.2 | 10.5 | 18.6 | 19.2 | 10.5 | 17.0 |
Northwest | 29.4 | 8.0 | 23.5 | 26.7 | 6.6 | 21.9 | 29.6 | 10.8 | 24.8 |
Southeast | 10.2 | 24.8 | 14.2 | 8.6 | 18.6 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 18.2 | 11.5 |
South-South | 9.7 | 19.4 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 23.2 | 14.4 | 12.8 | 23.9 | 15.6 |
Southwest | 12.3 | 22.0 | 15.0 | 13.2 | 20.8 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 18.5 | 15.1 |
Region of residence | |||||||||
Northern | 67.8 | 33.8 | 58.5 | 66.6 | 37.4 | 59.5 | 64.1 | 39.4 | 57.9 |
Southern | 32.2 | 66.2 | 41.5 | 33.4 | 62.6 | 40.5 | 35.9 | 60.6 | 42.1 |
Religious affiliation | |||||||||
Catholic | 11.8 | 24.4 | 15.3 | 8.9 | 16.4 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 16.2 | 10.5 |
Other Christians | 29.4 | 52.7 | 35.8 | 34.1 | 61.6 | 40.7 | 34.9 | 57.0 | 40.5 |
Muslim | 56.7 | 22.3 | 47.1 | 54.3 | 21.0 | 46.3 | 55.0 | 26.0 | 47.7 |
Others | 2.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
Number of living children | |||||||||
None | 11.8 | 94.5 | 34.5 | 10.2 | 93.2 | 30.1 | 9.6 | 93.0 | 30.6 |
1–2 children | 32.4 | 5.4 | 25.0 | 31.1 | 6.5 | 25.1 | 30.7 | 6.7 | 24.6 |
3–4 children | 26.9 | 0.1 | 19.5 | 29.9 | 0.3 | 22.8 | 29.6 | 0.3 | 22.3 |
5 children and above | 28.9 | 0.1 | 21.0 | 28.9 | 0.1 | 22.0 | 30.1 | 0.1 | 22.5 |
Women’s autonomy (decision-making process) | |||||||||
Participated or involved | 63.9 | 30.9 | 54.9 | 57.0 | 0.0 | 56.7 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 37.8 |
Not participated or involved | 36.1 | 69.1 | 45.1 | 43.0 | 100.0 | 43.3 | 49.5 | 100.00 | 62.2 |
Ethnic affiliation | |||||||||
Hausa/Fulani | 37.6 | 7.0 | 29.1 | 35.5 | 6.9 | 28.6 | 36.5 | 12.0 | 30.3 |
Igbo | 13.6 | 30.5 | 18.2 | 10.8 | 23.1 | 13.7 | 11.4 | 21.9 | 14.0 |
Yoruba | 11.4 | 19.6 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 20.7 | 14.7 | 13.3 | 18.9 | 14.7 |
Northern minorities | 21.3 | 17.3 | 20.2 | 27.9 | 26.9 | 26.7 | 25.2 | 23.3 | 24.7 |
Southern minorities | 6.0 | 12.5 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 20.7 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 22.8 | 15.1 |
Others including foreigners | 10.1 | 13.2 | 11.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
Frequency of listening to radio | |||||||||
Never or less than once a week | 44.3 | 36.9 | 42.3 | 53.0 | 38.9 | 49.6 | 63.6 | 54.0 | 61.2 |
At least once a week | 55.7 | 63.1 | 57.7 | 47.0 | 61.1 | 50.4 | 36.4 | 46.0 | 38.8 |
Frequency of watching television | |||||||||
Never or less than once a week | 72.3 | 48.3 | 65.7 | 71.1 | 44.2 | 64.6 | 69.3 | 49.0 | 64.2 |
At least once a week | 27.7 | 51.7 | 34.3 | 28.9 | 55.8 | 35.4 | 30.7 | 51.0 | 35.8 |
Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine | |||||||||
Never or less than once a week | 91.9 | 77.3 | 87.9 | 93.1 | 79.0 | 89.7 | 93.0 | 82.9 | 90.5 |
At least once a week | 8.1 | 22.7 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 21.0 | 10.3 | 7.0 | 17.1 | 9.5 |