Table 2 Summary statistics for pooled data; DHS 2008–2017
From: Household factors associated with infant and under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa countries
Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Household headship | ||
Male | 305,652 | 79.4 |
Female | 79,094 | 20.6 |
Family type | ||
Monogyny | 242,784 | 75.6 |
Polygyny | 78,491 | 24.4 |
Family size | ||
1–2 | 127,684 | 33.2 |
3–5 | 161,578 | 42.0 |
≥ 6 | 95,484 | 24.8 |
Marital status for mothers | ||
Never married | 22,860 | 5.9 |
In union/living with a man | 335,672 | 87.3 |
Formerly in union/living with a man | 26,212 | 6.8 |
Number of unions for mothers | ||
Once | 309,179 | 85.8 |
More than once | 51,188 | 14.2 |
Current residence of mother | ||
Living with husband/partner | 280,723 | 86.3 |
Staying elsewhere | 44,747 | 13.7 |
Duration of couple in union | ||
1 month–7 years | 120,187 | 33.2 |
> 7 years–14 years | 126,387 | 34.9 |
> 14 years–21 years | 78,382 | 21.7 |
> 21 years | 36,758 | 10.2 |
Never in union | 170 | 0.1 |
Household wealth quintiles | ||
Poorest | 98,297 | 25.6 |
Poorer | 84,607 | 22.0 |
Middle | 75,708 | 19.7 |
Richer | 67,919 | 17.6 |
Richest | 58,215 | 15.1 |
Mother’s educational level | ||
No formal education | 159,327 | 41.4 |
Primary | 134,113 | 34.9 |
Secondary | 81,467 | 21.2 |
Higher | 9788 | 2.5 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 114,475 | 29.8 |
Rural | 270,271 | 70.2 |
Maternal age | ||
15–19 | 24,514 | 6.4 |
20–24 | 87,151 | 22.7 |
25–29 | 103,929 | 27.0 |
30–34 | 80,195 | 20.8 |
35–39 | 54,946 | 14.3 |
40–44 | 26,038 | 6.8 |
45–49 | 7973 | 2.1 |
Child status | ||
Dead | 25,174 | 6.5 |
Alive | 359,572 | 93.5 |