Journal of Population Sciences
Table 2 Characteristics of respondents to recent household deaths modules, Adult mortality estimation and validation survey, 2019–2020
From: Adult death registration in Matlab, rural Bangladesh: completeness, correlates, and obstacles
Characteristics | Percent | Number (unweighted) |
|---|---|---|
Total | 100.0 | 2538 |
Age of respondents | ||
18–24 | 10.6 | 270 |
25–34 | 23.2 | 589 |
35–44 | 38.0 | 964 |
45–54 | 20.1 | 509 |
55–64 | 5.9 | 149 |
65–74 | 1.7 | 44 |
75+ | 0.5 | 13 |
Sex of respondents | ||
Male | 19.5 | 496 |
Female | 80.5 | 2042 |
Marital status of respondents | ||
Never married | 3.7 | 95 |
Currently married | 81.3 | 2062 |
Widowed/divorced/separated/deserted | 15.0 | 381 |
Education of respondents | ||
Never attended school | 12.1 | 307 |
Primary | 36.0 | 914 |
Secondary incomplete | 32.0 | 813 |
Secondary complete | 6.0 | 153 |
Above secondary | 13.8 | 351 |
Total household members | ||
1 | 3.9 | 99 |
2 | 7.8 | 198 |
3 | 18.5 | 469 |
4 | 25.1 | 638 |
5+ | 44.7 | 1134 |