Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2001-2002 - Measure DHS

Table 7.3 Need for family planningPercentage of currently married women with unmet need for family planning, and with met need for family planning,and the total demand for family planning, by background characteristics, Zambia 2001-2002–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Met need forUnmet need for family planning Total demand for Percentagefamily planning 1 (currently using) 2 family planning 3 of–––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––– demand NumberBackground For For For For For For satis- ofcharacteristic spacing limiting Total spacing limiting Total spacing limiting Total fied women–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Age15-19 21.3 1.4 22.8 25.4 0.2 25.5 46.7 1.6 48.3 52.9 43820-24 25.3 2.5 27.8 28.2 3.4 31.6 53.5 5.9 59.4 53.2 1,08625-29 20.6 6.1 26.7 25.5 10.9 36.4 46.1 17.1 63.1 57.7 1,05630-34 15.1 9.6 24.7 19.9 24.1 44.0 35.0 33.7 68.7 64.1 75635-39 10.8 21.0 31.9 9.1 27.8 36.9 19.9 48.8 68.8 53.6 59140-44 5.2 30.1 35.3 2.6 32.3 34.9 7.9 62.4 70.2 49.7 44945-49 0.8 21.1 21.9 0.3 18.1 18.4 1.0 39.2 40.3 45.7 318ResidenceUrban 13.6 11.9 25.5 22.6 23.1 45.7 36.2 35.0 71.2 64.2 1,662Rural 18.6 9.9 28.5 17.4 10.5 27.9 36.0 20.4 56.4 49.5 3,032ProvinceCentral 19.0 14.1 33.0 13.1 12.6 25.7 32.1 26.6 58.8 43.8 346Copperbelt 15.1 11.9 27.0 21.1 24.0 45.1 36.2 35.8 72.1 62.6 871Eastern 19.5 10.8 30.3 17.4 12.1 29.5 36.9 22.9 59.7 49.3 644Luapula 11.4 7.5 18.9 23.4 8.5 31.8 34.8 15.9 50.7 62.7 399Lusaka 14.2 12.8 27.0 25.8 21.3 47.1 40.0 34.1 74.2 63.6 640Northern 16.9 7.3 24.2 18.3 13.4 31.7 35.3 20.7 56.0 56.7 678North-Western 18.1 7.7 25.8 16.1 12.1 28.2 34.2 19.8 54.0 52.2 215Southern 20.3 13.4 33.8 16.2 12.3 28.6 36.6 25.8 62.3 45.8 532Western 18.5 7.2 25.6 15.7 5.2 20.9 34.2 12.4 46.6 45.0 369EducationNo education 17.1 10.1 27.2 13.0 10.1 23.2 30.1 20.3 50.4 46.0 663Primary 18.1 11.1 29.2 18.1 12.9 30.9 36.2 23.9 60.1 51.4 2,905Secondary 14.1 9.7 23.8 26.3 21.2 47.6 40.4 30.9 71.4 66.7 1,006Higher 6.7 9.7 16.4 23.0 39.8 62.8 29.7 49.5 79.2 79.3 120Currently married women 16.8 10.6 27.4 19.2 15.0 34.2 36.1 25.6 61.6 55.5 4,694Unmarried women 3.1 0.7 3.8 6.6 2.9 9.5 9.8 3.6 13.3 71.4 2,964All women 11.5 6.8 18.3 14.4 10.3 24.6 25.9 17.0 42.9 57.4 7,658–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––1Unmet need for spacing includes pregnant women whose pregnancy was mistimed, amenorrhoeic women who are not usingfamily planning and whose last birth was mistimed, and fecund women who are neither pregnant nor amenorrhoeic and whoare not using any method of family planning and say they want to wait two or more years for their next birth. Also included inunmet need for spacing are fecund women who are not using any method of family planning and say they are unsure whetherthey want another child or who want another child but are unsure when to have the birth unless they say it would not be aproblem if they discovered they were pregnant in the next few weeks. Unmet need for limiting refers to pregnant women whosepregnancy was unwanted, amenorrhoeic women whose last child was unwanted, and to fecund women who are neitherpregnant nor amenorrhoeic and who are not using any method of family planning and who want no more children. Excludedfrom the unmet need category are pregnant and amenorrhoeic women who became pregnant while using a method (thesewomen are in need of better contraception).2Using for spacing is defined as women who are using some method of family planning and say they want to delay their nextchild or are undecided whether to have another. Using for limiting is defined as women who are using and who want no morechildren. Note that the specific methods used are not taken into account.110 │ Fertility Preferences and Unmet Need