Variable | Frequency (N = 348) | Percent (%) |
Maternal age Less than 20 years 20 - 35 Years Above 35 years |
61 232 55 |
18.0 67.0 15.0 |
Mother’s education None Primary Secondary Tertiary |
24 258 59 7 |
6.9 74.0 17.0 2.0 |
Spouse’s education None Primary Secondary Tertiary |
47 219 75 7 |
14.0 63.0 22.0 2.0 |
Level of education Have same education Spouse has more education Spouse has less education Not sure |
238 48 22 40 |
68.3 13.7 6.2 11.5 |
Spouse’s religious affiliation Christian Muslim Traditionalists |
323 8 17 |
92.3 2.3 4.8 |
Marital status Married Single Separated |
303 37 8 |
87.0 11.0 2.3 |
Stays with spouse Yes No |
295 53 |
84.8 15.2 |
Household size Below 5 5 - 10 Above 10 |
46 175 127 |
13.0 50.0 37.0 |
Occupation Farming (Peasant) only Business Only Casual Jobs Only Formal Employment Farming and other |
168 68 36 4 69 |
49.0 20.0 10.0 1.2 19.8 |
Spouse’s occupation Casual jobs Farming and other Farming Only Business Only Not sure of spouse’s occupation Formal employment |
150 80 52 41 18 7 |
43.0 23.5 15.0 12.0 5.2 2.0 |
Total monthly household income Not cash-dependent Less than Ksh 3000 Ksh 3000 - 10,000 Above 10,000 |
68 46 177 57 |
20.0 13.0 51.0 16.0 |