Malawi 2015-16

Table C.27 Sampling errors: Blantyre sample, Malawi DHS 2015-16
Variable
Value
(R)
Standard
error
(SE)
WOMEN
Number of cases Design Relative Confidence limits
Unweighted
(N)
Weighted
(WN)
effect
(DEFT)
error
(SE/R) R-2SE R+2SE
Urban residence 0.665 0.019 1,085 2,067 1.312 0.028 0.627 0.702
Literacy 0.873 0.019 1,085 2,067 1.918 0.022 0.834 0.911
No education 0.055 0.011 1,085 2,067 1.524 0.193 0.034 0.076
Secondary or higher education 0.512 0.031 1,085 2,067 2.056 0.061 0.450 0.575
Never married (never in union) 0.290 0.015 1,085 2,067 1.058 0.050 0.261 0.319
Currently married (in union) 0.583 0.017 1,085 2,067 1.132 0.029 0.549 0.616
Married before age 20 0.586 0.020 849 1,621 1.193 0.034 0.545 0.626
Had sexual intercourse before age 18 0.563 0.016 849 1,621 0.958 0.029 0.530 0.596
Currently pregnant 0.044 0.007 1,085 2,067 1.135 0.161 0.030 0.058
Children ever born 2.280 0.078 1,085 2,067 1.213 0.034 2.125 2.436
Children surviving 2.050 0.065 1,085 2,067 1.141 0.031 1.921 2.179
Children ever born to women age 40-49 5.014 0.200 145 265 1.063 0.040 4.615 5.413
Currently using any method 0.617 0.019 628 1,204 0.982 0.031 0.579 0.655
Currently using a modern method 0.603 0.020 628 1,204 1.032 0.033 0.563 0.643
Currently using pill 0.037 0.008 628 1,204 1.071 0.219 0.021 0.053
Currently using IUD 0.019 0.006 628 1,204 1.004 0.285 0.008 0.030
Currently using condoms 0.018 0.006 628 1,204 1.106 0.327 0.006 0.030
Currently using injectables 0.302 0.026 628 1,204 1.406 0.085 0.250 0.353
Currently using implants 0.138 0.020 628 1,204 1.449 0.145 0.098 0.178
Currently using female sterilisation 0.089 0.012 628 1,204 1.081 0.138 0.064 0.114
Using public sector source 0.687 0.020 466 889 0.952 0.030 0.646 0.728
Want no more children 0.555 0.017 628 1,204 0.840 0.030 0.522 0.589
Want to delay next birth at least 2 years 0.244 0.019 628 1,204 1.083 0.076 0.206 0.281
Ideal number of children 3.216 0.043 1,064 2,037 1.067 0.014 3.129 3.303
Mothers received antenatal care for last birth 0.979 0.006 505 955 0.921 0.006 0.967 0.991
Mothers protected against tetanus for last birth 0.884 0.015 505 955 1.016 0.016 0.855 0.913
Births with skilled attendant at delivery 0.923 0.019 633 1,187 1.666 0.020 0.885 0.961
Had diarrhoea in the last 2 weeks 0.185 0.022 598 1,123 1.286 0.116 0.142 0.228
Treated with ORS 0.665 0.043 102 208 0.919 0.065 0.579 0.751
Sought medical treatment for diarrhoea 0.573 0.066 102 208 1.354 0.115 0.441 0.705
Vaccination card seen 0.686 0.042 112 210 0.952 0.062 0.601 0.770
Received BCG vaccination 0.967 0.017 112 210 1.015 0.018 0.933 1.002
Received DPT vaccination (3 doses) 0.857 0.031 112 210 0.941 0.037 0.794 0.920
Received polio vaccination (3 doses) 0.669 0.055 112 210 1.209 0.081 0.560 0.778
Received pneumococcal vaccination (3 doses) 0.789 0.037 112 210 0.941 0.046 0.716 0.863
Received rotavirus vaccination (3 doses) 0.889 0.028 112 210 0.919 0.031 0.833 0.944
Received measles vaccination 0.859 0.035 112 210 1.057 0.041 0.789 0.930
Received all vaccinations 0.631 0.049 112 210 1.060 0.078 0.533 0.729
Height-for-age (-2SD) 0.332 0.039 193 364 1.118 0.117 0.254 0.409
Weight-for-height (-2SD) 0.031 0.012 195 367 0.957 0.379 0.007 0.054
Weight-for-age (-2SD) 0.091 0.022 194 366 1.029 0.243 0.047 0.136
Prevalence of anaemia (children 6-59 months) 0.621 0.046 174 327 1.264 0.074 0.530 0.713
Prevalence of anaemia (women 15-49) 0.322 0.026 340 643 1.041 0.082 0.269 0.375
Body Mass Index (BMI)