Determinants of Change in Fertility among Women in Rural Areas of Uganda

Table 4

Distribution of rural women by selected characteristics in 2006 and 2016.

Variable	2006		2016
	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)	Frequency (n)	Percent (%)
Age
15–19	679	11.2	1506	12.9
20–24	1253	20.6	2520	21.7
25–29	1139	18.7	2058	17.7
30–34	1035	17.0	1829	15.7
35–39	811	13.3	1506	12.9
40–44	643	10.6	1251	10.8
45–49	522	8.6	968	8.3
Education level
No education	1507	24.8	1497	12.9
Primary	3766	61.9	7446	64.0
Secondary+	808	13.3	2696	23.2
Wealth quintile
Poor	2,750	45.2	5,347	45.9
Middle	1,321	21.7	2,650	22.8
Rich	2,011	33.1	3,642	31.3
Sex of household head
Male	4389	72.2	8089	69.5
Female	1693	27.8	3550	30.5
Current working status
Not working	671	11.0	2252	19.4
Working	5410	89.0	9386	80.7
Polygamy
No cowife	3192	52.5	6075	52.2
Has cowife	1344	22.1	2218	19.1
Single/Not sure	1545	25.4	3345	28.7
Knowledge of any family planning methods
No knowledge	164	2.7	38	0.3
Has knowledge	5918	97.3	11601	99.7
Exposure to family planning messages
Not exposed	2523	41.5	3816	32.8
Exposed	3559	58.5	7823	67.2
Contraceptive use
Not using	4880	80.2	7729	66.4
Using	1201	19.8	3909	33.6
Age at first sex
Below 15	1255	20.6	2398	20.6
15–19	3299	54.2	8164	70.2
20+	1528	25.1	1070	9.2
Family size preference
0–2	339	5.6	642	5.5
3-4’	2338	38.5	5171	44.4
5+	3161	52.0	5509	47.3
Nonnumeric	243	4.0	317	2.7
Age at first marriage
Not yet married	520	8.6	1303	11.2
Below 15	962	15.8	1415	12.2
15–19	3585	58.9	6192	53.2
20+	1015	16.7	2728	23.4