Analytical sample for contraceptive use		Analytical sample for unmet need
Characteristics	%	Number	%	Number
Parity:
0	7.9	1,767	10.0	2,875
1 to 3	36.2	8,067	38.0	10,906
4 to 6	35.9	8,002	34.6	9,931
>6	19.9	4,444	17.3	4,959
Age at first marriage (years):
<15	14.4	3,217	14.1	4,036
15 to 19	57.8	12,881	58.4	16,741
20 to 24	22.8	5,076	22.6	6,479
≥25	5.0	1,106	4.9	1,415
Ethnicity:
Pashtun	38.2	8,517	39.6	11,364
Tajik	33.5	7,459	32.4	9,304
Hazara	10.4	2,318	9.8	2,811
Uzbek	10.9	2,422	11.0	3,153
Others	7.0	1,563	7.1	2,038
Number of household members:
1 to 7	38.5	8,577	38.8	11,113
8 to 10	32.5	7,252	32.2	9,246
11 to 15	19.8	4,413	19.8	5,680
≥16	9.1	2,037	9.2	2,632
Place of residence:
Urban	25.5	5,690	23.3	6,673
Rural	74.5	16,590	76.7	21,998
Educational level:
No education	82.8	18,446	83.4	23,921
Primary	8.1	1,813	7.9	2,257
Secondary	7.0	1,560	6.8	1,951
Higher	2.1	461	1.9	542
Wealth index:
Poorest	19.5	4,350	20.1	5,757
Poorer	19.1	4,262	20.3	5,823
Middle	19.6	4,362	20.0	5,736
Richer	20.8	4,631	20.4	5,846
Richest	21.0	4,674	19.2	5,509
Employment status:
No	88.8	19,779	88.6	25,402
Yes	11.2	2,501	11.4	3,269
Media exposure:
No	59.7	13,291	60.6	17,377
Yes	40.3	8989	39.4	11293
Total	100.0	22,280	100.0	28,671