Table 1 Women’s demographic and gender-related characteristics, FUTURES baseline survey, 2021; N = 1.113
Characteristic | Unweighted number | Percentage | (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age group | |||
15–24 | 261 | 22.8 | (21.0, 24.8) |
25–29 | 304 | 26.1 | (24.4, 27.8) |
30–34 | 170 | 15.1 | (13.7, 16.6) |
35–39 | 221 | 21.3 | (19.5, 23.3) |
40–49 | 157 | 14.8 | (13.2, 16.4) |
Marital status | |||
Married/in union | 1.049 | 94.6 | (93.6, 95.5) |
Not currently married/in union | 64 | 5.4 | (4.5, 6.4) |
Highest level of school attended | |||
No formal education | 378 | 33.3 | (28.8, 38.2) |
Primary | 439 | 37.4 | (34.4, 40.5) |
Secondary or above | 296 | 29.3 | (24.1, 35.0) |
Employed in the past 12 months | |||
No | 157 | 14.4 | (12.4, 16.7) |
Yes | 956 | 85.6 | (50.5, 61.6) |
Employment compensation | |||
Not employed | 157 | 14.4 | (12.4, 16.7) |
Employed, not paid in cash | 656 | 56.1 | (50.5, 61.6) |
Employed, paid in cash | 300 | 29.5 | (25.5, 33.9) |
Has bank account | |||
No | 766 | 68.2 | (62.3, 73.5) |
Yes | 347 | 31.8 | (26.5, 37.8) |
Had access to credit in the past 12 months | |||
No | 938 | 83.8 | (81.1, 86.2) |
Yes | 175 | 16.2 | (13.8, 18.9) |
Participation in women’s associations or women’s self-help groups | |||
No | 742 | 66.2 | (63.6, 68.8) |
Yes | 371 | 33.8 | (31.3, 36.5) |
Name is on title/deed (among households owning land, n = 798) | |||
No | 186 | 22.7 | (20.9, 24.7) |
Yes | 612 | 77.3 | (75.3, 79.1) |
Person who decides on major household purchases | |||
Woman | 119 | 10.4 | (9.1, 11.8) |
Woman and husband jointly | 705 | 64.0 | (61.2, 66.6) |
Husband or other | 289 | 25.7 | (23.2, 28.3) |
Person who decides on how the woman’s/wife’s cash earnings are used (among women who had any earnings, n = 1.080) | |||
Woman | 122 | 11.5 | (9.9, 13.4) |
Woman and husband jointly | 730 | 68.1 | (65.1, 70.9) |
Husband or other | 228 | 20.4 | (17.9, 23.1) |
Person who decides on how the man's/husband's cash earnings are used (among women whose husbands have earnings, n = 1.049) | |||
Woman | 46 | 3.9 | (2.8, 5.3) |
Woman and husband jointly | 742 | 73.3 | (70.8, 75.8) |
Husband or other | 241 | 22.8 | (20.5, 25.3) |