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CHAPTER 3<br />

CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONDENTS<br />

Table A-3.1 Distribution of survey respondents: Districts<br />

Percent distribution of women and men age 15-49, according to district, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

District<br />

Weighted<br />

percent<br />

Women<br />

Weighted<br />

number<br />

Unweighted<br />

number<br />

Weighted<br />

percent<br />

Men<br />

Weighted<br />

number<br />

Unweighted<br />

number<br />

Northern<br />

Chitipa 1.0 236 659 1.0 73 200<br />

Karonga 1.9 470 767 2.1 149 238<br />

Likoma 0.1 20 718 0.1 6 228<br />

Mzimba 6.1 1,490 1,041 6.9 493 339<br />

Nkhata Bay 1.3 328 809 1.5 108 258<br />

Rumphi 1.2 295 809 1.3 94 245<br />

Total 11.6 2,838 4,803 12.9 922 1,508<br />

Central<br />

Dedza 4.4 1,090 981 4.3 306 269<br />

Dowa 4.4 1,084 980 4.8 342 303<br />

Kasungu 4.0 995 953 4.5 323 308<br />

Lilongwe <strong>16</strong>.6 4,072 1,208 <strong>16</strong>.7 1,192 356<br />

Mchinji 2.9 709 917 3.5 252 326<br />

Nkhotakota 2.2 541 894 2.2 156 253<br />

Ntcheu 3.8 936 917 3.7 264 254<br />

Ntchisi 1.8 434 736 2.0 143 232<br />

Salima 2.7 667 831 2.8 198 247<br />

Total 42.9 10,529 8,417 44.6 3,176 2,548<br />

Southern<br />

Balaka 2.5 602 898 2.1 149 222<br />

Blantyre 8.4 2,067 1,085 7.6 542 279<br />

Chikhwawa 2.8 682 789 3.1 224 260<br />

Chiradzulu 2.1 518 798 1.8 130 196<br />

Machinga 3.3 808 830 2.7 190 201<br />

Mangochi 6.4 1,561 1,022 5.6 398 248<br />

Mulanje 4.3 1,052 893 4.1 294 257<br />

Mwanza 0.7 171 701 0.7 51 2<strong>16</strong><br />

Neno 1.0 246 776 1.0 70 207<br />

Nsanje 1.4 348 681 1.5 104 204<br />

Phalombe 2.7 659 900 2.5 176 234<br />

Thyolo 4.6 1,123 945 4.0 289 237<br />

Zomba 5.5 1,357 1,024 5.8 415 321<br />

Total 45.6 11,194 11,342 42.5 3,030 3,082<br />

Total 100.0 24,562 24,562 100.0 7,128 7,138<br />

Appendix A • 315

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