Table 1 Weighted percentage distribution of respondents by selected characteristics

Children born

1–3

4,918

56.7

4740

55.6

4–6

2,114

24.4

2094

24.6

7+

1,642

18.9

1697

19.9

Residence

Urban

1,717

19.8

1442

16.9

Rural

6,957

80.2

7089

83.1

Region

Kampala

839

9.7

722

8.5

Central

1,857

21.4

1,675

19.6

Eastern

2,135

24.6

1,984

23.3

North

1,524

17.6

1,793

21.0

Western

2,319

26.7

2,357

27.6

Education level attainment

No education

1,120

12.9

1,650

19.3

Primary

5,152

59.4

5,062

59.3

Secondary

1,949

22.5

1,488

17.5

Higher

454

5.2

331

3.9

Religion

Catholic

3,524

40.6

3614

42.4

Protestant

3,754

43.3

3632

42.6

Muslim

1,124

13.0

956

11.2

Others

272

3.1

330

3.9

Marital Status

Never married

2,118

24.4

2,028

23.8

Married

5,418

62.5

5,337

62.6

Formerly married

1,134

13.1

1,167

13.7

Wealth Index

Poorest

1,519

17.5

1541

18.1

Poorer

1,579

18.2

1636

19.2

Middle

1,608

18.5

1615

18.9

Richer

1,726

19.9

1621

19.0

Richest

2,242

25.9

2118

24.8

Age group

15–19

2,048

23.6

1936

22.7

20–24

1,629

18.8

1710

20.0

25–29

1,569

18.1

1413

16.6

30–34

1,086

12.5

1217

14.3

35–39

1,026

11.8

940

11.0

40–44

729

8.4

735

8.6

45–49

587

6.8

580

6.8

Amenorrhea duration

0–4 months

1,675

19.3

1,477

17.3

5–8 months

831

9.6

812

9.5

9 + months

1,779

20.5

2,048

24.0

All other

4,389

50.6

4,194

49.2

Type of Family Planning^a

All other

6,880

79.3

7213

84.6

Modern

1,794

20.7

1318

15.4

TOTAL (N)

8,674

8,531