Table 1 Weighted population characteristics: Kenyan adult household-based population (916 respondents)
From: A national population-based assessment of 2007–2008 election-related violence in Kenya
Characteristic | Weighted %a(95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
All respondents | Respondents reporting at least one violation | |
Demographics | ||
Female | 58.1 (53.5–62.6) | 66.6 (61.0–72.2) |
Male | 41.9 (37.4–46.5) | 33.4 (27.8–39.0) |
Mean age in years | 37.7 (36.3–39.1) | 37.4 (35.4–39.3) |
Mean household size | 6.9 (6.3–7.5) | 6.9 (6.1–7.7) |
Marital status | ||
Married | 70.8 (66.7–74.9) | 73.1 (67.7–78.4) |
Never married | 18.8 (15.5–22.1) | 16.8 (12.3–23.4) |
Widowed | 5.7 (3.9–7.4) | 5.9 (3.5–8.3) |
Divorced or separated | 1.8 (0.9–2.7) | 3.1 (1.3–4.9) |
Other | 2.8 (1.8–4.4) | 1.4 (0.6–2.9) |
Ethnic group (two-most frequently reported) | ||
Kikuyu | 21.8 (16.5–27.0) | 20.8 (13.3–28.3) |
Luhya | 13.8 (11.1–16.5) | 17.0 (12.6–21.3) |
Religionb | ||
Christian | 87.6 (84.0–91.2) | 92.6 (88.2–97.0) |
Muslim | 9.8 (6.9–12.6) | 4.7 (0.5–8.9) |
Other | 3.4 (2.2–4.5) | 3.6 (1.6–5.2) |
Education/schooling | ||
Finished primary | 20.9 (17.6–24.1) | 21.0 (15.9–26.0) |
Finished secondary | 22.9 (18.9–26.9) | 21.4 (15.6–27.2) |
Finished tertiary | 8.0 (5.2–10.8) | 8.2 (4.8–11.6) |
No education/schooling | 11.8 (7.7–16.0) | 11.0 (5.3–16.7) |
Education/schooling interrupted by 2007 election | 13.6 (10.0–17.2) | |
Resumed after election | 85.5 (75.3–95.8) | |
Household owns land | 56.7 (50.7–62.3) | 53.8 (46.7–60.9) |
Lost land as result of 2007 election | 11.0 (8.2–13.8) | |