Bangladesh 1993-1994 Demographic and Health ... - Measure DHS
Bangladesh 1993-1994 Demographic and Health ... - Measure DHS
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CHAPTER 9RESULTS OF THE HUSBANDS SURVEY9.1 Background Characteristics ofHusb<strong>and</strong>sIn the B<strong>DHS</strong>, 3,284 husb<strong>and</strong>s of womenrespondents were also interviewed to obtaininformation about their background <strong>and</strong> demographiccharacteristics, family planning knowledge<strong>and</strong> behavior, <strong>and</strong> fertility preferences.The main reason for the Husb<strong>and</strong>s Survey wasto assess the extent to which men's attitudesmight affect family planning use levels <strong>and</strong> tocompare some of the data as reported by bothhusb<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> wives.While ever-married women age 10-49in every household selected in the B<strong>DHS</strong> wereeligible for the individual interview, every secondhousehold was designated as also fallinginto the husb<strong>and</strong>s sample, <strong>and</strong> in these households,the husb<strong>and</strong>s of women who were interviewedwere considered eligible. The distributionof the husb<strong>and</strong>s who were interviewed inthe B<strong>DHS</strong> survey is presented in Table 9.1 byselected background characteristics. The husb<strong>and</strong>sare older, on average, <strong>and</strong> better educatedthan currently married women in general(see Table 2.8). For example, 57 percent ofcurrently married women have no education,compared to only 42 percent of husb<strong>and</strong>s. Similarly,16 percent of married women have hadTable 9.1 Background characteristics of husb<strong>and</strong>sPercent distlibution of husb<strong>and</strong>s by selected backgroundcharacteristics, <strong>Bangladesh</strong> <strong>1993</strong>-94Number of husb<strong>and</strong>sBackground Weighted Uncharacteristicpercent Weighted weightedAge25-29 14.1 463 46830-34 19.7 648 64915-1920-240.65.0191651916635-39 17.2 564 57540-44 12.3 405 41045-49 I0.0 329 32850-54 8.5 278 27255-59 7.3 240 23060+ 5.3 173 167ResidenceUrbanRurall 1.588.537929055002784DivisionBarisalChittagong6.023.7197778334588Dhaka 30.4 999 949Khulna 13.8 452 456Rajshahi 26.1 858 957EducationNo education 42.2 1385 1344Primary incomplete 23.6 775 779Primary completeSecondary/Higher7.327.0239885232929All husb<strong>and</strong>s 100.0 3284 3284some secondary education, compared to 27 percent of husb<strong>and</strong>s. The distribution of husb<strong>and</strong>s by urban-ruralresidence <strong>and</strong> by division is similar to that of women.More precise information on the differences in ages between husb<strong>and</strong>s <strong>and</strong> wives is presented inTable 9.2. In 99 percent of couples, the husb<strong>and</strong> is older than his wife. In 44 percent of couples, husb<strong>and</strong>sare at least 10 years older than their wives. The median difference in ages of spouses is 9 years, with littledifference by wife's age)The number of couples differs slightly from the number of husb<strong>and</strong>s due to weighting factors (husb<strong>and</strong>s have theirown independent weight, while couples are given the woman's weight).121