Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics, attitudes towards gender equality and GEM scores of church-going young men in Kinshasa
n (%) | |
|---|---|
Age group | |
18–20 | 160 (55.36) |
21–22 | 67 (23.18) |
23–24 | 62 (21.45) |
Marital status | |
Married/cohabiting | 64 (22.15) |
Single | 189 (65.40) |
Separated | 36 (12.46) |
Highest grade | |
Primary school | 27 (9.34) |
Secondary school | 163 (56.40) |
University | 99 (34.26) |
Place of residence | |
Bumbu | 105 (36.46) |
Masina | 97 (33.68) |
Camp Luka | 86 (29.86) |
Church affiliation | |
Salvation Army | 265 (91.70) |
Eglise du Christ au Congo | 24 (8.30) |
Church attendance | |
Yes | 223 (77.16) |
No | 66 (22.84) |
Attendance regularity | |
Always | 118 (40.83) |
Often | 73 (25.26) |
Seldom | 98 (33.91) |
Visit purposes | |
Sunday church service | 158 (54.41) |
Bible studies | 58 (20.57) |
Youth meetings | 73 (25.26) |
Main source of income | |
Young men themselves | 72 (24.91)) |
Heads of households | 217 (75.09 |
Labour status | |
Unemployed/students | 224 (77.51) |
Employed | 65 (22.49) |
Attitudes to gender equality | |
Low | 58 (20.07) |
Medium | 179 (61.94) |
High | 52 (17.99) |
GEM | |
Low | 112 (38.75) |
Medium | 87 (30.10) |
High | 90 31.14) |