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were as follows: household water source, sanitation facility, number of persons per sleeping<br />

room, type of floor, type of roof, type of wall, type of cooking fuel, TV, radio, refrigerator.<br />

The wealth index is assumed to capture the underlying long-term wealth through information<br />

on the household assets, and is intended to produce a ranking of households by wealth, from<br />

poorest to wealthiest. The wealth index does not provide information on absolute poverty,<br />

current income or expenditure levels.<br />

Table 3.3: Women's background characteristics<br />

Percent and frequency distribution of women age 15-49 years by selected background characteristics,<br />

Afghanistan, 2010-2011<br />

Region<br />

Weighted<br />

percent<br />

Weighted<br />

Number of women<br />

Unweighted<br />

Central 17.4 3,696 4,423<br />

Central Highlands 3.4 714 1,781<br />

East 10.1 2,153 2,276<br />

North 13.5 2,876 2,904<br />

North East 17.6 3,752 3,222<br />

South 12.6 2,672 2,228<br />

South East 12.8 2,731 2,597<br />

West 12.7 2,695 1,859<br />

Residence<br />

Age<br />

Urban 18.9 4,031 5,740<br />

Rural 81.1 17,259 15,550<br />

15-19 25.9 5,510 5,579<br />

20-24 19.3 4,110 4,139<br />

25-29 16.8 3,579 3,546<br />

30-34 11.6 2,460 2,434<br />

35-39 11.2 2,389 2,420<br />

40-44 8.5 1,805 1,759<br />

45-49 6.8 1,438 1,413<br />

Marital status<br />

Currently married 69.4 14,757 14,521<br />

Widowed 1.5 316 326<br />

Divorced/Separated 0.1 18 21<br />

Never married 29.1 6,185 6,411<br />

Motherhood status<br />

Ever gave birth 64.1 13,640 13,468<br />

Never gave birth 35.9 7,650 7,822<br />

Births in last two years<br />

Had a birth in last two years 22.9 4,865 4,962<br />

Had no birth in last two years 77.1 8,775 8,506<br />

Education<br />

None 81.5 17,359 16,621<br />

Primary 7.5 1,595 1,767<br />

Secondary + 10.9 2,330 2,899<br />

Wealth index quintile<br />

Poorest 18.7 3,989 3,513<br />

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