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Afghanistan Mortality Survey 2010 - Measure DHS

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The analysis also suggests that among adult female out-migrants, more than nine-tenths (94percent) left in their early reproductive years, that is, during the ages of 15-29. Women who havemigrated out are mostly from households in the rural areas (79 percent) and the Central zone (45 percent).Among the regions of the country, nearly two-fifths of female out-migrants were reported by householdsfrom the Capital and Western regions of the country, while only 5 percent of the female out-migrantswere from households in the Central Highland region of the country. The percent of male and female outmigrantsdecreases as remoteness declines. For example, 27-30 percent of female out-migrants are fromhouseholds in the most remote and second most remote quintiles and this percentage decreases to 10percent among women in the least remote quintile.In addition to the magnitude of household migration, the reason for out-migration was captured.The results are presented in Figure 2.3. An overwhelming majority (72 percent) of males migrated forwork; contrary to that, nearly 74 percent of females migrated for the purpose of family or marriage.Table 2.10 Migrants who have left from households by background characteristicsPercent distribution of migrants age 15 years and older who have left from households in the five years precedingthe survey, according to background characteristics, by sex, <strong>Afghanistan</strong> <strong>2010</strong>BackgroundFemale Male Totalcharacteristic Percent Number Percent Number Percent NumberAge at time of migration15-19 50.1 1,555 26.0 1,272 35.4 2,86120-24 35.4 1,099 33.0 1,613 34.0 2,74725-29 8.2 255 18.3 896 14.4 1,16230-34 2.0 63 9.1 442 6.3 50935-39 0.9 27 5.3 261 3.6 29140-44 0.9 29 2.6 129 2.0 15845-49 0.6 20 1.8 90 1.4 11250 1.4 43 3.5 170 2.6 213Don’t know/missing 0.3 11 0.3 14 0.3 25ResidenceUrban 20.8 644 14.5 708 16.9 1,364Rural 79.2 2,457 85.5 4,178 83.1 6,714ZoneNorth 27.1 839 38.5 1,883 33.8 2,733Central 44.7 1,388 39.2 1,913 41.3 3,337South 28.2 875 22.3 1,090 24.8 2,007RegionNorth Eastern 11.8 367 18.0 878 15.5 1,254Northern 15.2 472 20.6 1,005 18.3 1,479Western 18.9 587 16.9 827 17.6 1,422Central Highland 4.9 153 6.8 330 6.0 487Capital 20.9 648 15.5 756 17.7 1,428Eastern 6.4 199 10.0 487 8.5 689Southern 9.4 292 7.0 340 8.3 669South Eastern 12.4 384 5.4 264 8.0 649Wealth quintileLowest 18.2 563 29.2 1,425 24.8 2,002Second 23.7 735 26.3 1,286 25.3 2,040Middle 17.9 555 17.2 843 17.5 1,411Fourth 18.5 573 13.8 676 15.6 1,264Highest 21.7 675 13.4 656 16.8 1,361Remoteness quintileMost remote 26.9 834 31.3 1,527 29.4 2,372Second 30.0 931 29.3 1,431 29.8 2,408Middle 20.6 639 19.3 942 19.8 1,601Fourth 13.0 402 11.8 577 12.2 985Least remote 9.6 296 8.4 410 8.8 710Total 100.0 3,102 100.0 4,886 100.0 8,077Note: Total includes 89 migrants with missing data on sex.30 | Household Population, Household and Women’s Characteristics

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