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Table 6.10.1 Recent sexual activity: Women age 15-49Percent distribution of women age 15-49 by timing of last sexual intercourse, according to background characteristics,Swaziland 2006-07BackgroundcharacteristicWithin thepast 4 weeksTiming of last sexual intercourseWithin1 year 1One ormore yearsMissingNever hadsexualintercourseTotalNumber ofwomenAge15-19 12.5 22.9 6.0 0.0 58.6 100.0 1,27420-24 43.9 35.6 10.1 0.4 10.0 100.0 1,04625-29 56.8 29.6 10.9 0.2 2.4 100.0 72930-34 59.7 27.2 11.9 0.3 1.0 100.0 61635-39 57.4 23.9 18.4 0.0 0.2 100.0 50340-44 52.9 24.0 22.6 0.3 0.3 100.0 43845-49 45.0 19.8 33.9 0.6 0.6 100.0 383Marital statusNever married 19.6 31.2 13.6 0.3 35.4 100.0 2,487Married or living together 73.7 22.3 3.8 0.2 0.0 100.0 2,062Divorced/separated/widowed 19.7 25.6 54.7 0.0 0.0 100.0 438Marital duration 20-4 years 77.2 22.0 0.6 0.2 0.0 100.0 4165-9 years 79.1 17.2 3.6 0.2 0.0 100.0 34010-14 years 71.8 26.4 1.8 0.0 0.0 100.0 25115-19 years 75.5 20.8 3.4 0.3 0.0 100.0 23920-24 years 62.8 26.4 10.8 0.0 0.0 100.0 20025+ years 68.8 20.3 10.3 0.7 0.0 100.0 181Married more than once 71.6 26.1 2.3 0.0 0.0 100.0 189ResidenceUrban 46.3 25.7 14.1 0.0 13.9 100.0 1,330Rural 40.4 27.5 12.8 0.3 19.0 100.0 3,657RegionHhohho 45.2 24.2 13.6 0.1 17.0 100.0 1,340Manzini 40.0 28.0 14.3 0.2 17.5 100.0 1,647Shiselweni 38.2 27.6 12.7 0.3 21.3 100.0 1,033Lubombo 44.8 28.8 11.1 0.4 14.9 100.0 966EducationNo education 48.3 29.9 19.2 0.3 2.3 100.0 402Lower primary 43.5 31.5 15.3 0.6 9.1 100.0 360Higher primary 40.8 27.3 12.6 0.1 19.2 100.0 1,268Secondary 37.7 26.4 11.5 0.1 24.2 100.0 1,693High school 41.4 28.4 13.0 0.1 17.2 100.0 894Tertiary 58.5 18.3 13.9 0.9 8.3 100.0 370Wealth quintileLowest 38.0 32.4 13.5 0.6 15.6 100.0 785Second 41.9 28.1 14.4 0.0 15.6 100.0 862Middle 40.6 28.7 12.8 0.0 17.9 100.0 968Fourth 40.9 25.2 13.2 0.2 20.5 100.0 1,111Highest 46.5 23.3 12.3 0.3 17.6 100.0 1,262Total 15-49 42.0 27.0 13.1 0.2 17.6 100.0 4,9871Excludes women who had sexual intercourse within the last 4 weeks2Excludes women who are not currently married92 | Other Proximate Determinants of Fertility