Table 1

Basic characteristics of the sample population, MICS 2014

Variables	Total		Urban		Rural
Variables	N=7532	%	N=2418	32.1%	N=5114	67.9%
Age (mean/SD)	31.48/8.48		31.43/8.33		31.51/8.54
15–19	475	6.3	132	5.5	343	6.7
20–24	1400	18.6	458	18.9	942	18.4
25–29	1525	20.2	514	21.3	1011	19.8
30–34	1427	18.9	468	19.4	959	18.8
35–39	1136	15.1	356	14.7	780	15.3
40–44	903	12.0	269	11.1	634	12.4
45–49	666	8.8	221	9.1	445	8.7
Marital status
Currently married/in union	5651	75.0	1494	61.8	4157	81.3
Formerly married/in union	636	8.4	297	12.3	339	6.6
Never married/in union	1245	16.5	627	25.9	618	12.1
Religion
Christian	1787	23.7	935	38.7	852	16.7
Islam	3653	48.5	1185	49.0	2468	48.3
Other	2092	27.8	298	12.3	1794	35.1
Province
Norte	2471	32.8	405	16.7	2066	40.4
Leste	1768	23.5	438	18.1	1330	26.0
Sul	2164	28.7	446	18.4	1718	33.6
SAB	1129	15.0	1129	46.7
Radio
Everyday	3689	49.0	1395	57.7	2294	44.9
Few times/week	2217	29.4	626	25.9	1591	31.1
<Once/week	1402	18.6	354	14.6	1048	20.5
Never	224	3.0	43	1.8	181	3.5
TV
Everyday	637	8.5	465	19.2	172	3.4
Few times/week	2020	26.8	899	37.2	1121	21.9
<Once/week	3576	47.5	838	34.7	2738	53.5
Never	1299	17.2	216	8.9	1083	21.2
Ever used internet
Yes	53	2.8	41	6.9	12	0.9
No	1822	97.2	549	93.1	1273	99.1
Received ANC
Yes	880	11.7	178	7.4	702	13.7
No	6652	88.3	2240	92.6	4412	86.3
Educational attainment
Nil	4196	55.7	780	32.3	3416	66.8
Primary	2192	29.1	766	31.7	1426	27.9
Secondary/higher	1144	15.2	872	36.1	272	5.3
Wealth status
Poorest	2058	27.3	102	4.2	1956	38.2
Second	1718	22.8	211	8.7	1507	29.5
Middle	1629	21.6	444	18.4	1185	23.2
Fourth	1261	16.7	858	35.5	403	7.9
Richest	866	11.5	803	33.2	63	1.2
Place of delivery
Home	1924	60.2	264	32.2	1660	69.8
Health facility	1272	39.8	555	67.8	717	30.2

ANC, antenatal care; MICS, Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey; SAB, Sector Autónomo de Bissau.