Variables

Urban No. = 337

Rural No. = 113

Total No. = 450

Freq.

%

Freq.

%

Freq.

%

Sex

Male

145

43

54

47.8

199

44.2

Female

192

57

59

52.2

251

55.8

Age of children (months)

0 - 6

114

33.8

37

32.7

150

33.5

7 - 12

82

24.3

27

23.9

111

24.8

13 - 18

64

19.6

28

18.6

84

18.7

19 - 24

75

22.3

21

24.8

103

23.0

Age of mothers (years)

<20

4

1.2

4

3.5

8

1.8

20 - 29

168

49.8

49

43.4

217

48.2

30 - 39

143

42.4

46

40.7

189

42

40 - 49

19

5.6

14

12.4

33

7.3

50 - 59

3

0.9

1

0.02

3

0.7

Marital status

Married

320

95

109

96.5

429

95.4

Single

12

3.5

1

0.9

13

2.8

Widowed

5

1.5

3

2.6

8

1.8

Years of formal education

None

19

5.6

0

0.0

19

4.2

Primary

77

22.8

55

48.6

132

29.3

Secondary

127

37.7

48

42.5

175

38.8

Tertiary

111

32.9

10

8.8

121

26.8

Postgraduate

03

0.9

0

0.0

03

0.7

Number of children

1

86

25.5

25

22.1

111

24.7

2

92

27.2

16

12.0

108

24.0

3

88

26.1

38

33.6

126

22.0

4

45

13.4

18

15.9

63

14.0

5

17

5.0

9

7.9

26

5.8

6

7

2.1

6

5.3

13

2.9

7

2

0.7

1

3.2

3

6.6