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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants

From: Unmet need for family planning among Syrian migrant women living in Turkey and its determinants

Characteristics

Number (n)

Percentage (%)

Age group

15–18 years

12

3.0

19–34 years of age

280

69.8

35 and older

109

27.2

Type of marriage

Civil marriage

Religious marriage

350

51

87.3

12.7

Education level

Illiterate

< 9 years formal education

9-12years formal education

> 12 years formal education

25

194

89

93

6.2

48.4

22.2

23.2

Husband’s education level

Illiterate

< 9 years formal education

9–12 years formal education

> 12 years formal education

15

211

95

80

3.7

52.6

23.7

20.0

Working in a regular job

31

7.7

Husband working in a regular job

338

84.30

Substance addiction

9

2.2

Husband’s substance addiction

11

2.7

Income level

Income lower than expenses

Income equal to expenses

Income higher than expenses

112

259

30

27.9

64.6

7.5