Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 957 selected households from the study villages Bozi, Yoho and N'Dakonankro, central Côte d'Ivoire
Variables | Bozi (%) | Yoho (%) | N'Dakonankro (%) | Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex of interviewee | ||||
Male | 226 (67.5) | 259 (50.8) | 61 (54.5) | 546 (57.1) |
Female | 109 (32.5) | 251 (49.2) | 51 (45.5) | 411 (42.9) |
Age of children in the household | ||||
> 5 years | 211 (63.0) | 276 (54.1) | 79 (70.5) | 566 (59.1) |
1-5 years | 214 (63.8) | 234 (45.8) | 72 (64.3) | 520 (54.3) |
< 1 year | 93 (27.7) | 159 (31.2) | 31 (27.7) | 283 (29.6) |
Origin of head of household | ||||
Native of the village | 80 (24.7) | 248 (49.9) | 71 (68.3) | 399 (43.1) |
Non-native of the village | 184 (56.8) | 133 (26.7) | 30 (28.8) | 347 (37.5) |
Foreign | 60 (18.5) | 116 (23.3) | 3 (2.9) | 179 (19.3) |
Matrimonial status | ||||
Unmarried | 132 (40.6) | 86 (17.1) | 27 (24.1) | 245 (26.0) |
Monogamous married | 163 (50.1) | 340 (67.5) | 68 (60.7) | 571 (60.7) |
Polygamous married | 19 (5.8) | 49 (9.7) | 2 (60.7) | 70 (7.4) |
Divorced | 1 (0.3) | 14 (2.8) | 9 (8.0) | 24 (2.5) |
Widower | 10 (3.1) | 15 (2.1) | 6 (5.4) | 31 (3.3) |
Religion | ||||
Christian | 176 (54.1) | 161 (32.9) | 50 (45.4) | 387 (41.8) |
Muslim | 71 (21.8) | 117 (23.9) | 4 (3.6) | 192 (20.8) |
Animist | 62 (19.1) | 181 (36.9) | 54 (49.1) | 297 (32.1) |
Atheist | 15 (4.6) | 20 (4.1) | 2 (1.8) | 37 (4.0) |
Fetich | 0 (0) | 11 (2.2) | 0 (0) | 11 (1.2) |
Other | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |
Education of head of household | ||||
Illiterate | 92 (28.5) | 169 (33.3) | 34 (30.9) | 295 (31.4) |
Primary | 152 (47.1) | 266 (52.5) | 41 (37.3) | 459 (48.8) |
Secondary | 68 (21.0) | 68 (13.4) | 31 (28.2) | 167 (17.7) |
University | 11 (3.4) | 4 (0.8) | 4 (3.6) | 19 (2.0) |
Education of mother | ||||
Illiterate | 129 (49.8) | 107 (54.0) | 34 (43.0) | 270 (50.4) |
Primary | 102 (39.4) | 86 (43.4) | 31 (39.2) | 219 (40.9) |
Secondary | 27 (10.4) | 5 (2.5) | 14 (17.7) | 46 (8.6) |
University | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.2) |
Occupation | ||||
Farmer | 221 (64.2) | 309 (70.1) | 75 (61.1) | 605 (66.8) |
Stockbreeder/fisherman | 6 (1.7) | 17 (3.8) | 2 (1.6) | 25 (2.8) |
Trader | 52 (15.1) | 54 (12.2) | 23 (19.0) | 129 (14.2) |
Others (pensioner, teacher, artisan) | 65 (18.9) | 61 (13.8) | 21 (17.4) | 147 (16.2) |