Table 1 Distribution of Selected Background Characteristics of Women aged 15–49 by Northern and Southern Regions in Nigeria, 2008
Background Characteristics | Region | Total | χ2-value | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North | South | ||||
Total | 100.0(13359) | 100.0(10047) | 100.0(23406) | ||
Age | 445.292 | p < 0.001 | |||
15-19 | 6.8(908) | 2.6(263) | 5.0(1171) | ||
20-24 | 17.5(2336) | 11.5(1154) | 14.9(3490) | ||
25-29 | 21.5(2875) | 21.7(2176) | 21.6(5051) | ||
30-34 | 17.0 (2274) | 19.6(1967) | 18.1(4241) | ||
35-39 | 14.2(1897) | 18.2(1826) | 15.9(3723) | ||
40-44 | 11.8(1575) | 13.5(1356) | 12.5(2931) | ||
45-49 | 11.2(1494) | 13.0(1305) | 12.0(2799) | ||
Mean Age | 31.2 ± 8.8 | 36.6 ± 7.9 | 33.4 ± 8.2 | ||
Residence | 1381.114 | p < 0.001 | |||
Urban | 21.9(2927) | 44.8(4496) | 31.7 (7423) | ||
Rural | 78.1(10430) | 55.2(5550) | 68.3(15980) | ||
Education | 7772.909 | p < 0.001 | |||
None | 69.4 (9266) | 12.8(1283) | 45.1 (10549) | ||
Primary | 16.8(2249) | 31.7 (3180) | 23.2(5429) | ||
Secondary | 10.8(1449) | 43.5 (4372) | 24.9(5821) | ||
Higher | 2.9(393) | 12.1(1211) | 6.9(1604) | ||
Wealth Index | 5951.738 | p < 0.001 | |||
Poorest | 34.3 (4580) | 5.5(550) | 21.9(5130) | ||
Poorer | 28.0(3737) | 12.2(1222) | 21.2(4959) | ||
Middle | 18.7(2498) | 19.8(1994) | 19.2(4492) | ||
Richer | 12.0(1601) | 27.3 (2744) | 18.6(4345) | ||
Richest | 7.1(942) | 35.2(3536) | 19.1(4478) | ||
Religion | 8082.735 | p < 0.001 | |||
Christian | 21.8(2910) | 80.3 (8071) | 46.9 (10981) | ||
Islam | 75.9(10140) | 17.3(1739) | 50.8 (11879) | ||
Traditional | 1.4(191) | 1.8(181) | 1.6 (372) | ||
Others | 0.9(117) | 0.5(55) | 0.7(172) | ||