Table 1 Variables, measures, and coding
Variable | Measure |
|---|---|
Dependent variable | |
Early sexual debut | Coital debut at 15 years or younger (yes = 1, no = 0) |
Individual characteristics | |
Age | Completed years [1) 15–24, 2) 25–34, 3) 35+] |
Education | Highest level of education [1) No education, 2) primary, 3) secondary or higher] |
Ethnicity | Ethnicity [1) Hausa or Fulani, 2) Igbo, 3) Yoruba, 4) Others] |
Religion | Religion affiliation [1) Islam, 2) Catholic, Protestant, Other Christian, 3) traditionalist, others] |
Community characteristics | |
Type of residence | Cluster classification [1) rural or remote, 2) urban] |
Community ethnic diversity | Number of ethnic group in a community, represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different ethnic group. |
Community median age of marriage | Median age of women at first marriage in community |
Community median spousal age gap | Median spousal age gap in community |
Region | The six geopolitical regions [1) north-central, 2) north-east, 3) north-west, 4) south-east, 5) south-south, 6) south-west] |