Demographic and Health Survey 2009-10 - Timor-Leste Ministry of ...
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32 | Characteristics <strong>of</strong> Respondents<br />
Table 3.1 Background characteristics <strong>of</strong> respondents<br />
Percent distribution <strong>of</strong> women <strong>and</strong> men age 15-49 by selected background characteristics, <strong>Timor</strong>-<strong>Leste</strong> <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong><br />
Background<br />
characteristic<br />
Women Men<br />
Weighted<br />
percent Weighted Unweighted<br />
Weighted<br />
percent Weighted Unweighted<br />
Age<br />
15-19 23.9 3,144 3,243 24.4 994 1,009<br />
20-24 17.8 2,343 2,323 15.8 643 643<br />
25-29 14.4 1,897 1,877 14.4 586 575<br />
30-34 11.7 1,534 1,478 <strong>10</strong>.8 439 437<br />
35-39 12.8 1,684 1,722 13.6 553 544<br />
40-44 <strong>10</strong>.6 1,388 1,358 11.3 462 460<br />
45-49<br />
Marital status<br />
8.7 1,146 1,136 9.8 400 408<br />
Never married 35.6 4,675 4,706 45.8 1,865 1,869<br />
Married 57.8 7,588 7,548 48.8 1,988 1,993<br />
Living together 2.4 318 329 4.2 170 159<br />
Divorced/separated 1.8 231 219 0.4 18 18<br />
Widowed<br />
Residence<br />
2.5 325 335 0.8 35 37<br />
Urban 26.2 3,439 3,233 27.0 1,<strong>10</strong>2 1,015<br />
Rural<br />
District<br />
73.8 9,698 9,904 73.0 2,974 3,061<br />
Aileu 4.2 554 1,036 4.4 181 298<br />
Ainaro 4.7 619 841 5.3 217 296<br />
Baucau <strong>10</strong>.7 1,408 1,007 <strong>10</strong>.2 415 297<br />
Bobonaro 9.6 1,262 1,062 8.7 357 319<br />
Covalima 5.9 781 989 5.8 236 297<br />
Dili 18.8 2,466 1,227 19.5 797 403<br />
Ermera 11.7 1,542 1,082 12.1 491 355<br />
Lautem 6.6 864 1,023 7.6 308 366<br />
Liquiçá 6.1 801 1,069 6.2 252 315<br />
Manatuto 4.6 603 1,135 4.7 190 366<br />
Manufahi 3.6 470 791 3.4 137 228<br />
Oecussi 6.7 884 1,000 5.8 235 271<br />
Viqueque<br />
Education<br />
6.7 882 875 6.4 260 265<br />
No education 29.3 3,854 3,922 19.4 791 798<br />
Primary 22.9 3,005 3,112 25.7 1,046 1,070<br />
Secondary 44.4 5,829 5,804 49.3 2,009 2,025<br />
More than secondary<br />
Religion<br />
3.4 449 299 5.7 230 183<br />
Roman Catholic 97.7 12,840 12,833 98.2 4,003 4,006<br />
Muslim 0.2 22 20 0.3 14 5<br />
Protestant 1.9 253 264 1.3 53 56<br />
Hindu 0.2 21 18 0.1 4 6<br />
Other 0.0 1 2 0.1 3 3<br />
Total 15-49 <strong>10</strong>0.0 13,137 13,137 <strong>10</strong>0.0 4,076 4,076<br />
Note: Education categories refer to the highest level <strong>of</strong> education attended, whether or not that level was<br />
completed.<br />
3.2 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND LITERACY<br />
Tables 3.2.1 <strong>and</strong> 3.2.2 show the distribution <strong>of</strong> respondents by educational attainment,<br />
according to background characteristics. Twenty-nine percent <strong>of</strong> women age 15-49 have never been to<br />
school, 14 percent have some primary education, 9 percent have completed primary education, 29<br />
percent have some secondary education, <strong>and</strong> 19 percent have completed secondary or a higher level <strong>of</strong><br />
education. Older women <strong>and</strong> those who reside in rural areas are most likely to have no education. The<br />
urban-rural difference in the level <strong>of</strong> education is pronounced among those who have completed<br />
secondary or higher levels <strong>of</strong> schooling. For example, women in urban areas are more than three times<br />
as likely as those in rural areas to have completed secondary education or a higher level <strong>of</strong> education<br />
(39 percent <strong>and</strong> 12 percent, respectively).