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Table HH.4: Women’s background characteristics, Serbia, 2010Percent and frequency distribution of women age 15–49 years by selectedbackground characteristicsWeighted Number of womenpercent Weighted UnweightedRegionBelgrade 21.2 1142 1066Vojvodina 25.5 1376 1503Sumadija and Western Serbia 28.2 1517 1571Southern and Eastern Serbia 25.1 1351 1245AreaUrban 58.6 3155 3153Rural 41.4 2230 2232Age15–19 12.2 659 42720–24 13.1 705 67925–29 15.7 846 120130–34 14.4 775 114435–39 14.7 791 84140–44 13.1 703 49745–49 16.8 905 596Marital/Union statusCurrently married/in union 63.2 3405 4055Formerly married/in union 6.0 325 302Never married/in union 30.7 1655 1028Motherhood statusEver gave birth 64.2 3459 4216Never gave birth 35.8 1926 1169Weighted Number of womenpercent Weighted UnweightedBirths in last two yearsYes 10.1 543 1187No 89.9 4842 4198EducationNone .5 27 25Primary 13.1 704 727Secondary 57.0 3067 3120Higher 29.5 1587 1513Wealth index quintilePoorest 13.9 750 783Second 19.8 1066 1011Middle 20.0 1080 1052Fourth 22.6 1217 1193Richest 23.6 1273 1346Ethnicity of household headSerbian 88.0 4739 4696Hungarian 3.9 208 200Bosnian 2.2 119 119Roma 2.5 132 135Other 2.8 150 185Doesn’t want to declare .7 38 50Total 100.0 5385 5385Approximately, 28 percent of interviewed eligible womenlive in Sumadia and Western Serbia, and 21 percent inBelgrade. Distribution among the other two regions isequal. This pattern is expected and follows demographicsestimates based on the vital statistics for 2010. Theproportion of young women is lower, with 12 percentin the 15–19 years age group. Around 63 percent ofall women in this sample are currently married, while31 percent have never been married. Distribution bymotherhood status is similar: 64 percent of women havegiven birth, compared to 36 percent that have nevergiven birth. The majority of interviewed women havesecondary education (57 percent), while the proportionof women with no education is 0.5 percent, and withonly primary education is 13 percent. Those with highereducation constitute approximately 30 percent. As faras wealth index quintiles are concerned, fewer womenlive in households within the poorest quintile — about14 percent — while 20 to 24 percent of women live in thehouseholds within the remaining wealth quintiles.34MULTIPLE INDICATOR CLUSTER SURVEY 2010