Global Journal of Human Social Science, E: Economics, Volume 22 Issue 7

Rural women with river/dam/spring/rain as source of drinking water contributed 58.7 percent to women empowerment, followed by those with tube well or borehole (31.0%) and pipe borne water (10.2%). The least contributor was tanker (0.1%). Table 6: Distribution of women empowerment index based on socio-economic characteristics Variables Empowered Disempowered Total Women's age (in years) 15-20 years 49 (6.4%) 74 (10.1%) 123 (8.2%) 21-30 years 274 (35.8%) 260 (35.6%) 534 (35.7%) 31-40 years 270 (35.3%) 261 (35.7%) 531 (35.5%) 40-49years 172 (22.5%) 136 (18.6%) 308 (20.6%) Women's highest education level No education 50 (6.5%) 99 (13.5%) 149 (10.0%) primary 441 (57.6%) 508 (69.5%) 949 (63.4%) secondary 221 (28.9%) 109 (14.9%) 330 (22.1%) higher 53 (6.9%) 15 (2.1%) 68 (4.5%) Marital status unmarried 5 (0.7%) 1 (0.1%) 6 (0.4%) married 760 (99.3%) 730 (99.9%) 1490 (99.6%) Wealth Index poorest 209 (27.3%) 251 (34.3%) 460 (30.7%) poorer 212 (27.7%) 239 (32.7%) 451 (30.1%) middle 194 (25.4%) 172 (23.5%) 366 (24.5%) richer 71 (9.3%) 44 (6.0%) 115 (7.7%) richest 79 (10.3%) 25 (3.4%) 104 (7.0%) Household size 1-4 180 (23.5%) 187 (25.6%) 367 (24.5%) 5-8 460 (60.1%) 419 (57.3%) 879 (58.8%) 9-12 113 (14.8%) 103 (14.1%) 216 (14.4%) above 12 12 (1.6%) 22 (3.0%) 34 (2.3%) Type of toilet facilities flushed/water system 47 (6.1%) 12 (1.6%) 59 (3.9%) pit/latrine 627 (82.0%) 568 (77.7%) 1195 (79.9%) No facility/bush 91 (11.9%) 151 (20.7%) 242 (16.2%) Women's occupation professional/technical/managerial 53 (6.9%) 14 (1.9%) 67 (4.5%) Clerical 1 (0.1%) 1 (0.1%) 2 (0.1%) Sales 201 (26.3%) 157 (21.5%) 358 (23.9%) farmer 404 (52.8%) 460 (62.9%) 864 (57.8%) services 23 (3.0%) 29 (4.0%) 52 (3.5%) skilled manual 13 (1.7%) 8 (1.1%) 21 (1.4%) unskilled manual 70 (9.2%) 61 (8.3%) 131 (8.8%) Source of drinking water pipe-borne water 78 (10.2%) 43 (5.9%) 121 (8.1%) tube well or borehole 237 (31.0%) 233 (31.9%) 470 (31.4%) river/dam/spring/rain 449 (58.7%) 455 (62.2%) 904 (60.4%) Tanker/cart with tank 1 (0.1%) 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.1%) Source: Authors Own Construct (July, 2020) Volume XXII Issue VII Version I 12 ( ) Global Journal of Human Social Science - Year 2022 © 2022 Global Journals E Assessment of the Key Indicators and Dimensions of Women Empowerment in Rural Zambia