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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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