title: Percentage of Currently Married Women Whose Husbands Have At Least One Other Wife
unit_of_measure: Percent
linearized_input: Percentage of Currently Married Women Whose Husbands Have At Least One Other Wife | Percent | (Urban, 7) (Rural, 15) (Nairobi, 2) (Central, 3) (Coast, 15) (Eastern, 5) (Nyanza, 21) (Rift Valley, 15) (Western, 23) (North Eastern, 36) (No education, 33) (Primary incomplete, 17) (Primary complete, 8) (Secondary+, 8)
table_text: Thirteen percent of currently married women live in polygynous unions (i.e., they have one or more co-wives). Older women are much more likely to be in polygynous unions than younger women. Polygyny is more prevalent in rural than in urban areas The regional distribution shows substantial variation, with North Eastern province having the highest proportion of women in polygynous marriages (36 percent) and Nairobi province the lowest (2 percent). Western, Nyanza, Rift Valley, and Coast provinces all have proportions ranging between 15 and 23 percent. Women with no or low education and those who are poorest are most likely to live in polygynous marriages.
target: Thirteen percent of currently married women live in polygynous unions (i.e., they have one or more co-wives).