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Table 3.1.2 Background characteristics of respondents: Youth age 12-14Percent distribution of girls and boys age 12-14 by selected background characteristics, Swaziland 2006-07BackgroundcharacteristicWeightedpercentGirls age 12-14 Boys age 12-14Weighted Unweighted Weighted Weightednumber number percent numberUnweightednumberAge12 31.3 146 152 33.8 138 13913 33.1 154 146 31.9 130 13014 35.5 165 161 34.3 140 142ResidenceUrban 12.2 57 75 11.7 48 55Rural 87.8 408 384 88.3 361 356RegionHhohho 25.2 117 113 27.1 111 110Manzini 29.5 137 130 28.7 117 112Shiselweni 24.8 116 110 23.9 98 95Lubombo 20.5 95 106 20.2 83 94EducationNo education * 7 9 * 13 13Lower primary 27.7 129 125 42.6 174 176Higher primary 60.6 282 280 49.5 202 201Secondary + (10.2) 47 45 * 20 21Total 12-14 100.0 465 459 100.0 409 411Note: Education categories refer to the highest level of education attended, whether or not that level wascompleted. Figures in parentheses are based on 25-49 unweighted cases. An asterisk indicates that anestimate is based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases.Table 3.1.3 Background characteristics of respondents: Older adults age 50+Percent distribution of women and men age 50 and over by selected background characteristics, Swaziland2006-07BackgroundcharacteristicWeightedpercentWomen age 50+ Men age 50+Weighted Unweighted Weighted Weightednumber number percent numberUnweightednumberAge50-54 24.6 164 164 26.0 116 12655-59 16.8 112 111 18.0 80 8760+ 58.7 392 386 56.0 249 243ResidenceUrban 12.9 86 104 17.7 79 96Rural 87.1 583 557 82.3 365 360RegionHhohho 25.0 167 158 28.6 127 125Manzini 31.3 209 193 30.6 136 133Shiselweni 27.8 186 186 22.0 98 100Lubombo 15.9 107 124 18.9 84 98EducationNo education 41.4 277 275 38.4 171 175Lower primary 22.5 151 141 18.1 80 80Higher primary 22.2 149 147 19.2 85 84Secondary 9.0 60 60 13.5 60 63High school + (1.0) 31 37 3.1 47 53Total 50+ 100.0 669 661 100.0 444 456Note: Education categories refer to the highest level of education attended, whether or not that level wascompleted. Figure in parentheses is based on 25-49 unweighted cases.Characteristics of Respondents | 29

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