Table 3 Selected socioeconomic indicators for Uganda for the period 1988–2011
Characteristics | Demographic and health survey | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988-89 | 1995 | 2000-01 | 2006 | 2011 | |
TFR | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.2 |
Residence | |||||
Rural | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
Urban | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
Contraceptive use | |||||
Any Method | 4.9 | 14.8 | 22.8 | 23.7 | 30 |
Modern method | 2.5 | 7.8 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 26 |
Median Age at First sexual Intercourse | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 16.8 |
Median age at first marriage | 17.0 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 17.9 |