|
Child loss experience
|
|
All children alive
|
55.8
|
57.2
|
61.6
|
|
One or more infant deaths
|
22.0
|
20.9
|
19.2
|
|
One or more child deaths
|
14.2
|
13.4
|
12.1
|
|
Both infant and child deaths
|
8.1
|
8.5
|
7.1
|
|
Place of residence
|
|
Urban
|
44.4
|
42.3
|
45.6
|
|
Rural
|
55.6
|
57.7
|
54.4
|
|
Ethnicity
|
|
Akan
|
50.9
|
51.3
|
52.3
|
|
Ga-Dangbe/Ewe
|
21.6
|
20.1
|
20.3
|
|
Mole-Dagbani
|
10.7
|
15.9
|
14.9
|
|
Other
|
16.8
|
12.7
|
12.5
|
|
Religion
|
|
Catholic
|
15.1
|
14.1
|
10.2
|
|
Other Christians
|
58.2
|
59.9
|
68.5
|
|
Islam
|
15.6
|
12.7
|
14.9
|
|
Other
|
11.0
|
13.4
|
6.4
|
|
Education (in completed years)
|
|
Range
|
0.0–22.0
|
0.0–17.0
|
0.0–17.0
|
|
Mean (SD)
|
5.4 (5.5)
|
5.1 (5.0)
|
4.6 (5.4)
|
|
Age at first birth
|
|
< 18 years
|
23.4
|
28.9
|
28.8
|
|
18–20 years
|
36.2
|
34.6
|
30.0
|
|
21 years above
|
40.4
|
36.6
|
41.2
|
|
Number of marital unions
|
|
Once
|
60.7
|
67.7
|
61.6
|
|
Two or more unions
|
39.3
|
32.3
|
38.4
|
|
Ever use of modern contraceptive
|
|
Yes
|
42.2
|
44.8
|
44.6
|
|
No
|
57.8
|
55.2
|
56.4
|
|
Partner’s education (in completed years)
|
|
Range
|
0.0–25.0
|
0.0–18.0
|
0.0–18.0
|
|
Mean (SD)
|
6.9 (6.7)
|
7.8 (5.3)
|
7.1 (5.4)
|
|
Partner’s preferred fertility
|
|
Both want same
|
49.6
|
43.3
|
42.1
|
|
Husband wants more
|
20.1
|
17.7
|
25.8
|
|
Husband wants fewer
|
6.0
|
6.9
|
7.5
|
|
Don’t know
|
24.4
|
32.1
|
24.5
|
