Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

Table 6.7.1 Recent sexual activity: womenPercent distribution of women by timing of last sexual intercourse, according to background characteristics, Zambia2001-2002––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Timing of last sexual intercourse––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– NeverWithin One or had NumberBackground the last Within more sexual ofcharacteristic 4 weeks 1 year 1 years ago Missing intercourse Total women––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Age15-19 24.4 20.7 9.5 2.7 42.7 100.0 1,81120-24 51.2 26.5 11.0 5.4 5.9 100.0 1,66425-29 60.3 24.6 8.6 4.3 2.2 100.0 1,37630-34 62.5 20.1 11.1 5.8 0.6 100.0 97235-39 57.8 23.0 15.4 3.7 0.1 100.0 76640-44 59.1 19.7 17.2 3.9 0.0 100.0 60145-49 51.3 18.6 27.3 2.7 0.0 100.0 467Marital statusNever married 9.9 23.1 16.5 2.6 47.8 100.0 1,897Married or living together 73.5 20.2 2.8 3.5 0.0 100.0 4,694Divorced/separated/widowed 12.4 32.4 45.5 9.7 0.0 100.0 1,067Marital duration 2Married only once0-4 years 70.7 22.7 2.4 4.2 0.0 100.0 1,1275-9 years 75.0 19.5 2.2 3.3 0.0 100.0 88110-14 years 73.9 19.6 3.2 3.2 0.0 100.0 64215-19 years 74.4 18.7 1.3 5.5 0.0 100.0 42320-24 years 71.3 23.0 2.7 3.0 0.0 100.0 31025+ years 73.4 18.7 6.1 1.8 0.0 100.0 313Married more than once 75.3 18.5 3.1 3.2 0.0 100.0 998ResidenceUrban 45.6 21.7 14.9 3.0 14.7 100.0 3,073Rural 51.7 23.2 10.3 4.9 9.9 100.0 4,585ProvinceCentral 47.5 24.7 13.1 2.6 12.1 100.0 562Copperbelt 46.3 20.2 14.1 3.6 15.8 100.0 1,544Eastern 48.1 26.6 11.3 4.8 9.2 100.0 926Luapula 53.2 18.4 11.7 2.7 14.1 100.0 622Lusaka 48.9 23.0 14.2 2.0 11.9 100.0 1,132Northern 45.5 19.7 12.6 8.3 13.9 100.0 1,040North-Western 52.7 23.2 11.6 4.0 8.6 100.0 354Southern 61.4 20.7 5.9 2.5 9.5 100.0 814Western 45.0 30.6 12.4 6.6 5.4 100.0 663EducationNo education 53.3 23.6 12.7 5.1 5.4 100.0 925Primary 51.9 22.5 10.8 4.7 10.1 100.0 4,439Secondary 41.7 22.8 14.3 2.7 18.5 100.0 2,061Higher 49.9 18.7 17.5 2.7 11.3 100.0 234Current contraceptive methodFemale sterilisation 73.9 15.2 8.5 2.4 0.0 100.0 112Pill 85.9 12.2 0.5 1.3 0.0 100.0 623Condom 62.3 33.6 2.1 1.9 0.0 100.0 310Rhythm/Natural family planning 68.9 20.0 6.3 4.8 0.0 100.0 64Other method 76.2 17.1 3.0 3.7 0.0 100.0 775No method 40.2 24.1 15.3 4.7 15.7 100.0 5,770Total 49.2 22.6 12.2 4.2 11.8 100.0 7,658––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––1Excludes women who had sexual intercourse within the last 4 weeks2Excludes women who are not currently married100 │ Other Determinants of Fertility