Table 1 Socioeconomic characteristics of Ecuadorian women of reproductive age in 2006 and 2014a
2006 | 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | n | (%) | n | (%) |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 9355 | (67.88) | 18,888 | (70.56) |
Rural | 4426 | (32.12) | 7879 | (29.44) |
Ethnicity | ||||
Whites/mestizos/afro | 12,869 | (93.38) | 24,863 | (92.88) |
Indigenous | 912 | (6.62) | 1904 | (7.12) |
Education | ||||
Higher (highest) | 2959 | (21.47) | 5596 | (20.91) |
Secondary | 5560 | (40.34) | 11,995 | (44.81) |
Primary | 4392 | (31.87) | 6200 | (23.16) |
Incomplete primary (lowest) | 870 | (6.31) | 2976 | (11.12) |
Occupational class | ||||
Managers (highest) | 763 | (13.95) | 2730 | (16.52) |
Clerical support workers | 2699 | (49.36) | 6085 | (36.81) |
Farmers | 198 | (3.63) | 1677 | (10.15) |
Plants and machine operators | 671 | (12.28) | 1392 | (8.42) |
Elementary occupations (lowest) | 1136 | (20.78) | 4646 | (28.10) |
Household wealth index | ||||
1st quintile (richest) | 2971 | (21.69) | 8325 | (31.26) |
2nd quintile | 2950 | (21.54) | 6170 | (23.17) |
3rd quintile | 2958 | (21.59) | 5221 | (19.60) |
4th quintile | 2485 | (18.14) | 3945 | (14.81) |
5th quintile (poorest) | 2334 | (17.04) | 2974 | (11.17) |