Table 1 Distribution of Selected Socio-demographic characteristics; pooled and by year of the survey
Demographic Characteristics | Frequencies (Percentages) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 (n = 2414) | 2011 (n = 2418) | 2016 (n = 5471) | Pooled (N = 10,303) | |
Age group | ||||
15–19 | 833(34.5) | 923(38.2) | 1948(35.6) | 3704(36.0) |
20–24 | 1581(65.5) | 1495(61.8) | 3523(64.4) | 6599(64.0) |
Marital status | ||||
Not married | 886(36.7) | 918(37.8) | 2176(39.8) | 3975(38.6) |
Married/livingtogether | 1528(63.3) | 1505(62.2) | 3294(60.2) | 6328(61.4) |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 482(20.0) | 565(23.4) | 1444(26.4) | 2491(24.2) |
Rural | 1932(80.0) | 1854(76.6) | 4026(73.6) | 7811(75.8) |
Region | ||||
Kampala | 263(10.9) | 291(12.0) | 312(5.7) | 865(8.4) |
Central | 467(19.3) | 507(21.0) | 1354(24.8) | 2328(22.6) |
East | 590(24.4) | 650(26.9) | 1543 (28) | 2783(27.0) |
North | 477(19.7) | 410(17.0) | 1025(18.7) | 1912(18.6) |
West | 618(25.6) | 560(23.2) | 1237(22.6) | 2415(23.4) |
Religion | ||||
Christian | 2068(85.7) | 2035(84.2) | 4587(83.9) | 8691(84.4) |
Muslim | 308(12.8) | 360(14.9) | 826(15.1) | 1494(14.5) |
Other religions | 36(1.5) | 22.6(0.9) | 57(1.0) | 116(1.1) |
Education | ||||
No education | 229(9.5) | 110(4.5) | 157(2.9) | 496(4.8) |
Primary education | 1522(63.1) | 1457(60.2) | 3149(57.6) | 6127(59.5) |
Secondary education | 562(23.3) | 741(30.6) | 1766(32.3) | 3069(29.8) |
Higher | 101(4.2) | 111(4.6) | 398(7.3) | 610(5.9) |
Literacy | ||||
Cannot read at all | 814(33.7) | 684(28.3) | 1351(24.7) | 2850(27.7) |
Able to read | 1483(61.5) | 1695(70.1) | 4091(74.8) | 7269(70.6) |
Other (blind or visually impaired) | 116(4.8) | 39(1.6) | 27.8(0.5) | 183(1.8) |
Wealth index | ||||
Poor | 943(39.1) | 863(35.7) | 2101(38.4) | 3907(37.9) |
Middle | 398(16.5) | 463(19.2) | 924(16.9) | 1785(17.3) |
Rich | 1073(44.4) | 1092(45.1) | 2446(44.7) | 4610(44.7) |
Employment | ||||
No | 551(22.9) | 921(38.1) | 1724(31.5) | 3196(31.1) |
Yes | 1853(77.1) | 1496(61.9) | 3747(68.5) | 7095(68.9) |