Table 3. Baseline Demographic Characteristics of the Matched Baseline–Midterm Analysis Samples,a by Country (%)
CharacteristicIndia (UP) (N = 4,029)Kenya (N = 3,205)Nigeria (N = 4,303)Senegal (N = 1,538)
Age group
 15–193.489.4216.173.99
 20–2418.7525.1515.2114.42
 25–2924.2823.6418.6518.49
 30–3421.8415.9716.5219.92
 35–3915.7312.3314.3918.38
 40+15.9313.5119.0624.80
Education
 None/Quaranic26.957.1310.1342.93
 Primary8.7036.7313.7839.64
 Secondary36.9939.8048.4915.67
 Higher27.3516.3426.701.77
 Missing0.000.000.890.00
Wealth group
 Poorest22.5016.7614.4915.49
 Poor21.4419.6617.9222.53
 Middle18.9021.2619.9526.43
 Rich19.1121.6722.4119.28
 Richest18.0520.6425.2216.27
Religion
 Hindi80.98
 Catholic21.965.05
 Protestant63.8642.01
 Muslim19.01b12.0452.2394.11
 Otherc5.89
 No religion2.080.05
 Missing0.060.66
Marital status
 Never marriedNA25.7130.11NA
 In unionNA63.3765.83NA
 Separated/divorced/widowedNA10.914.07NA
  • Abbreviation: NA, not applicable (sample includes only women in union); UP, Uttar Pradesh.

  • a The matched analysis sample comprised, in India, women in union and not sterilized at baseline; in Kenya and Nigeria, all women; and in Senegal, women in union at baseline.

  • b Includes “other” category.

  • c Includes Christian and “other” categories.