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Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey ... - Measure DHS

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Table 3.1—ContinuedBackgroundcharacteristicsWeightedpercentageWomenWeightednumberUnweightednumberWeightedpercentageMenWeightednumberUnweightednumberRegion/Isl<strong>and</strong>Mainl<strong>and</strong> 96.7 9,034 6,673 97.0 6,763 5,185Arusha 4.1 383 306 3.8 262 215Dar es Salaam 8.5 797 448 8.3 580 321Dodoma 3.6 338 263 3.7 255 211Iringa 4.3 403 280 4.1 286 194Kagera 5.3 495 312 5.7 397 272Kigoma 4.4 414 362 4.2 292 274Kilimanjaro 4.1 379 321 3.9 271 242Lindi 2.6 246 287 2.4 164 214Manyara 2.8 263 326 2.9 203 287Mara 3.9 368 393 3.5 243 277Mbeya 6.2 581 292 7.1 496 263Morogoro 4.7 436 247 4.9 340 199Mtwara 3.5 324 267 3.0 209 177Mwanza 8.9 833 373 8.7 608 302Pwani 2.2 203 233 1.7 119 137Rukwa 3.4 314 312 3.8 264 255Ruvuma 4.0 372 335 4.1 287 273Shinyanga 8.0 750 390 9.1 633 352Singida 2.1 194 261 2.2 153 222Tabora 5.5 518 357 5.8 404 276Tanga 4.5 424 308 4.3 298 222Zanzibar 3.3 309 2,670 3.0 212 1,790Pemba 1.0 94 1,486 0.9 63 988Unguja 2.3 214 1,184 2.1 148 802EducationNo education 21.2 1,983 2,068 11.9 829 814Primary incomplete 16.2 1,517 1,562 22.0 1,534 1,607Primary complete 52.9 4,945 4,139 51.6 3,597 3,095Secondary + 9.6 898 1,574 14.6 1,016 1,459EmploymentCurrently employed 75.1 7,018 6,603 79.7 5,560 5,479Not currently employed 5.0 472 438 1.3 92 108Not employed in past12 months 19.7 1,837 2,287 18.9 1,316 1,378Missing 0.2 16 15 0.1 7 10Wealth quintileLowest 18.2 1,700 1,512 16.8 1,173 1,059Second 17.5 1,634 1,534 20.2 1,411 1,272Middle 18.8 1,757 1,652 18.9 1,322 1,297Fourth 20.0 1,867 2,213 20.0 1,395 1,623Highest 25.5 2,384 2,431 23.9 1,670 1,720Total 15-49 100.0 9,343 9,343 100.0 6,975 6,975Note: Education categories refer to the highest level of education attended, whether or not that level wascompleted.Three in four women <strong>and</strong> eight in ten men are currently employed compared with 5 percent ofwomen <strong>and</strong> 1 percent of men who are not currently employed. One in five women <strong>and</strong> men were notemployed in the 12 months preceding the survey. Respondents of both sexes are more likely to live inhouseholds in the two highest wealth quintiles than in households in the lower wealth quintiles.3.3 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT BY BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICSEducation provides people with knowledge <strong>and</strong> skills that can lead them to a better quality oflife. Level of education is correlated with patterns of reproductive <strong>and</strong> health-seeking behaviour.Table 3.2 presents the distribution of women <strong>and</strong> men age 15-49 by the highest level of educationattended, according to background characteristics.22 | Characteristics of Respondents

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