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Results are from an analysis of the 2018-19 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 6 (MICS6). Information on methodology is in the main text of the report and in the methods briefs.

Key indicators on the deprivations and wellbeing experienced by women with and without functional difficulties are presented in Table 1. Table 1 begins with information on the multidimensional poverty headcount—the rate of women deprived in more than one dimension in the areas of education, health, and standard of living. Women with at least a lot of functional difficulty have a multidimensional poverty headcount of 94% compared to 92% for women with some functional difficulty and 91% for women with no difficulty.

Table 1_Central African Republic: Key indicators for women age 18 to 49 by functional difficulty status (% and percentage points)

Notes: *, **, and *** indicate that the difference is statistically significant at the 10%, 5% and 1% levels respectively. Numbers in the difference columns are in percentage points while all other numbers in the table are percentages. The share of women having felt discriminated against or harassed is on the basis of any ground.

Source: Central African Republic 2018-19 MICS6, own calculations

Education

The share of women ages 18 to 49 who have less than primary school as their highest level of schooling attained is significantly higher among women with at least a lot of functional difficulty (74%) and women with some difficulty (69%) compared to women with no difficulty (65%). This boils down to gaps of nine percentage points (p.p.) between women with at least a lot of difficulty and no difficulty and four p.p. between women with some functional difficulty and no difficulty.

Personal Activities

Rates of mobile phone ownership are lower among women with some or at least a lot of difficulty compared to women with no difficulty. However, the difference is significant only between women with at least a lot of difficulty and no difficulty, with rates of mobile phone ownership of 74% and 69%, respectively.

Health

Differences across functional difficulty status are small (four p.p. or lower) for safely managed water and sanitation.

Standard of Living

Rates of access to clean fuel are overall similar for the different functional difficulty groups. There are significant differences in terms of the shares of individuals with electricity, adequate housing, and asset ownership, with lower rates for women with some difficulty and even lower rates for women with at least a lot of difficulty. For all indicators, these differences range from one to seven p.p.

Insecurity

Women with some difficulty and at least a lot of difficulty are more likely to report feeling discriminated against or harassed based on any ground, at rates of 40% and 51% compared to 26% of women with no difficulty.

Subjective Wellbeing

Women with at least a lot of functional difficulty are significantly less likely to report feeling very or somewhat happy than women with no difficulty, at 42% and 49%, respectively. At 44%, women with some difficulty also have lower rates of happiness compared to women with no difficulty.

More results for the Central African Republic are available in Results Tables on the DDI website.