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6.2 POLYGYNY<br />

Polygyny (the practice <strong>of</strong> having more than one wife) has implications for the frequency <strong>of</strong><br />

exposure to sexual activity <strong>and</strong>, therefore, fertility. The extent <strong>of</strong> polygyny is ascertained from<br />

responses <strong>of</strong> currently married women to questions on whether their husb<strong>and</strong> or partner has other<br />

wives <strong>and</strong>, if so, how many. Similarly, currently married men were asked for the number <strong>of</strong> wives<br />

they have.<br />

Table 6.2 presents, by background characteristics, the proportion <strong>of</strong> currently married women<br />

age 15-49 who are in a polygynous union. Data from the <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong> TLDHS show that about 2 percent<br />

<strong>of</strong> currently married women are in a polygynous union; that is, they have co-wives. The data further<br />

indicate that women in the youngest age group (15-19) <strong>and</strong> older women (40-49) are more likely to be<br />

in polygynous unions than women age 20-39. For example, about 3 percent <strong>of</strong> women age 45-49 are<br />

in a polygynous union compared with 1 percent <strong>of</strong> women age 20-24.<br />

80 | Other Proximate Determinants <strong>of</strong> Fertility<br />

Table 6.2 Number <strong>of</strong> co-wives <strong>and</strong> wives<br />

Percentage <strong>of</strong> currently married women age 15-49 with co-wives <strong>and</strong> percentage<br />

<strong>of</strong> currently married men age 15-49 with two or more wives, according to<br />

background characteristics, <strong>Timor</strong>-<strong>Leste</strong> <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong><br />

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

Percentage<br />

with<br />

co-wives<br />

Women Men<br />

Number <strong>of</strong><br />

women<br />

Percentage<br />

with 2+<br />

wives<br />

Number <strong>of</strong><br />

men<br />

Age<br />

15-19 2.4 243 * 4<br />

20-24 1.2 1,<strong>10</strong>0 0.0 125<br />

25-29 1.5 1,516 0.0 359<br />

30-34 2.1 1,362 0.6 368<br />

35-39 1.9 1,514 1.3 492<br />

40-44 2.6 1,211 0.9 433<br />

45-49<br />

Residence<br />

2.9 960 2.0 378<br />

Urban 1.4 2,025 0.8 567<br />

Rural<br />

District<br />

2.2 5,881 1.0 1,592<br />

Aileu 0.5 299 0.0 92<br />

Ainaro 1.1 382 0.0 <strong>10</strong>1<br />

Baucau 1.6 852 1.3 237<br />

Bobonaro 2.0 739 0.8 170<br />

Covalima 3.9 458 0.0 123<br />

Dili 0.7 1,459 0.9 416<br />

Ermera 3.2 881 1.3 233<br />

Lautem 6.6 541 2.8 163<br />

Liquiçá 1.5 460 0.0 124<br />

Manatuto 0.5 353 0.0 96<br />

Manufahi 1.5 319 0.0 77<br />

Oecussi 0.7 603 0.0 165<br />

Viqueque<br />

Education<br />

2.7 559 2.8 159<br />

No education 2.9 2,909 2.1 523<br />

Primary 1.7 2,027 0.8 650<br />

Secondary 1.4 2,739 0.4 853<br />

More than secondary<br />

Wealth quintile<br />

0.0 231 0.8 132<br />

Lowest 2.7 1,467 0.8 413<br />

Second 1.8 1,487 0.0 408<br />

Middle 2.6 1,559 2.1 411<br />

Fourth 2.0 1,571 1.9 447<br />

Highest 1.1 1,821 0.0 479<br />

Total 2.0 7,906 0.9 2,158<br />

Note: An asterisk indicates that a figure is based on fewer than 25 unweighted<br />

cases <strong>and</strong> has been suppressed.

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