Table 1 Characteristics of respondents. Benin DHS 2006–12
From: Inequalities in maternal health care utilization in Benin: a population based cross-sectional study
Variable | 2006 | 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (17,794) | % | n (16,599) | % | |
Age (Mean ± SD) | 29.0 ± 9.1 |  | 29.0 ± 9.0 |  |
 15–19 | 3036 | 17.1 | 2922 | 17.6 |
 20–24 | 3117 | 17.5 | 2820 | 17.0 |
 25–29 | 3640 | 20.5 | 3147 | 19.0 |
 30–34 | 2801 | 15.7 | 2720 | 16.4 |
 35–39 | 2151 | 12.1 | 2185 | 13.2 |
 40–44 | 1626 | 9.1 | 1667 | 10.0 |
 45–49 | 1423 | 8.0 | 1138 | 6.9 |
Region | ||||
 Alibori | 1197 | 6.7 | 1000 | 6.0 |
 Atacora | 1506 | 8.5 | 1476 | 8.9 |
 Atlantique | 1988 | 11.2 | 1866 | 11.2 |
 Borgou | 1535 | 8.6 | 1323 | 8.0 |
 Collines | 1234 | 6.9 | 1256 | 7.6 |
 Couffo | 1530 | 8.6 | 1225 | 7.4 |
 Donga | 893 | 5.0 | 950 | 5.7 |
 Littoral | 1831 | 10.3 | 1949 | 11.7 |
 Mono | 1196 | 6.7 | 1043 | 6.3 |
 Quémé | 2142 | 12.0 | 1811 | 10.9 |
 Plateau | 862 | 4.8 | 1046 | 6.3 |
 Zou | 1880 | 10.6 | 1654 | 10.0 |
Type of place of residence | ||||
 Urban | 7471 | 42.0 | 7070 | 42.6 |
 Rural | 10,323 | 58.0 | 9529 | 57.4 |
Educational attainment | ||||
 No formal education | 11,577 | 65.1 | 10,383 | 62.6 |
 Primary | 3460 | 19.4 | 2766 | 16.7 |
 Secondary | 2595 | 14.6 | 3219 | 19.4 |
 Higher | 162 | 0.9 | 231 | 1.4 |
Religion | ||||
 Christianity | 9484 | 53.4 | 9226 | 55.6 |
 Islam | 3878 | 21.8 | 3919 | 23.6 |
 Traditional | 3178 | 17.9 | 2284 | 13.8 |
 Others | 1210 | 6.8 | 1170 | 7.0 |
Read newspaper/magazine | ||||
 Yes | 1701 | 9.6 | 2140 | 12.9 |
 No | 15,957 | 90.4 | 14,459 | 87.1 |
Listen to radio | ||||
 Yes | 14,499 | 81.7 | 10,525 | 63.4 |
 No | 3257 | 18.3 | 6074 | 36.6 |
Watch TV | ||||
 Yes | 6398 | 36.1 | 7556 | 45.5 |
 No | 11,320 | 63.9 | 9043 | 54.5 |
Wealth index | ||||
 Poorest | 3357 | 18.9 | 3139 | 18.9 |
 Poorer | 3347 | 18.8 | 3274 | 19.7 |
 Middle | 3448 | 19.4 | 3433 | 20.7 |
 Richer | 3753 | 21.1 | 3511 | 21.2 |
 Richest | 3889 | 21.9 | 3242 | 19.5 |
Parity | ||||
 1–4 | 8379 | 60.7 | 8377 | 66.9 |
  > 4 | 5435 | 39.3 | 4145 | 33.1 |
Women decision making power | ||||
 Low | 4140 | 35.1 | 2534 | 35.4 |
 Moderate | 7664 | 64.9 | 2741 | 38.2 |
 High |  |  | 1892 | 26.4 |
Currently working | ||||
 Yes | 14,114 | 79.6 | 10,643 | 64.1 |
 No | 3628 | 20.4 | 5956 | 35.9 |
Sex of household head | ||||
 Male | 14,353 | 80.7 | 13,326 | 80.1 |
 Female | 3441 | 19.3 | 3273 | 19.7 |