Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of ever married/cohabited women age 15-49 years and their husbands/partners in East Wollega Zone, Western Ethiopia, January to April, 2011
Characteristics (Variables) n = 1540 | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age of respondents | Â | Â |
15-19 years 20-34 years 35- 49 years | 28 1,208 304 | 1.8 78.4 19.8 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
Currently married Currently cohabited Separated/divorced/widowed | 1420 20 100 | 92.2 1.3 6.5 |
Education of respondents | Â | Â |
No formal education Primary (1-6th grade) Secondary and above (≥ 7th grade) | 919 399 222 | 59.7 25.9 14.4 |
Current occupation of respondents | Â | Â |
No job Trade activities Employed into different sectors Female headed Housemaid Others†| 1283 63 24 74 25 71 | 83.3 4.0 1.6 4.8 1.6 4.6 |
Wealth quintile | Â | Â |
Poorest Poor Medium Rich Richest | 305 320 318 269 328 | 19.8 20.8 20.6 17.5 21.3 |
Current husbands/partners age | Â | Â |
18-24 years 25-34 years 35-49 years ≥ 50 years | 69 669 649 153 | 4.5 43.4 42.1 9.9 |
Partner's education level (n = 1529) | Â | Â |
No formal education Primary (1-6 grade) Secondary (≥ 7th grade) | 521 559 449 | 34.1 36.6 29.4 |
Partner's occupation | Â | Â |
Employee§ Daily labourer, student Petty trader Farmer No job, retired | 146 129 110 1039 116 | 9.5 8.4 7.1 67.5 7.5 |