Table 1 Descriptive Demographic and Wealth Characteristics for Ever Married Mothers in the 2007 Vanuatu Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (N = 615)
Characteristics | Number of cases (n)†| Percentage (%) ††|
|---|---|---|
Maternal age | Â | Â |
15-24 y | 218 | 36.6 |
25-34 y | 279 | 44.4 |
35-49 y | 118 | 19.0 |
Mother's age at first marriage | Â | Â |
< 18 y | 202 | 36.7 |
18+ y | 413 | 63.3 |
Maternal education | Â | Â |
   No education | 54 | 8.9 |
   Primary | 366 | 63.2 |
   Secondary and higher | 195 | 27.9 |
Mother tongue of head | Â | Â |
   Bislama | 105 | 9.5 |
   Other Language | 510 | 90.5 |
Parity | Â | Â |
   1 | 150 | 23.0 |
   2 | 245 | 40.7 |
   3+ | 220 | 36.4 |
Household members (tertile) | Â | Â |
2-4 | 195 | 33.3 |
5-6 | 216 | 35.1 |
7+ | 204 | 31.6 |
Residence | Â | Â |
Rural | 412 | 84.3 |
Urban | 203 | 15.7 |
Religion of head | Â | Â |
Christian | 584 | 94.4 |
Others | 31 | 5.6 |
Wealth index | Â | Â |
Poor | 128 | 25.6 |
Second | 128 | 26.5 |
Middle | 106 | 18.8 |
Fourth | 127 | 18.4 |
Richest | 126 | 10.7 |