Table 1 Characteristics of non-pregnant reproductive age women in urban Ethiopia, 2011 EDHS, (Nw = 3602)
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Age Group§ | |
15–19 | 996 (27.7) |
20–29 | 1438 (39.9) |
30–39 | 783 (21.7) |
40–49 | 385 (10.7) |
Region of residence | |
Tigray | 280 (7.8) |
Three Metropolis | 886 (24.6) |
Amhara | 893 (24.8) |
Oromia | 857 (23.8) |
SNNPR* | 477 (13.2) |
Other Regions | 209 (5.8) |
Wealth quintiles | |
Poorest | 798 (22.1) |
Poorer | 674 (18.7) |
Middle | 712 (19.8) |
Richer | 709 (19.7) |
Richest | 709 (19.7) |
Educational status | |
No formal education | 781 (21.7) |
Primary (grade 1–8th) | 1542 (42.8) |
Secondary and above (grade 9th+) | 1279 (35.5) |
Parity | |
No child | 1726 (47.9) |
1–4 children | 1485 (41.2) |
5+ children | 391 (10.9) |
Marital status | |
Single | 1523 (42.3) |
Married | 1602 (44.5) |
Divorced/widowed | 477 (13.2) |
Working status | |
Not working | 1509 (41.9) |
White-collar Work | 1450 (40.3) |
Manual Work | 619 (17.1) |
Others | 24 (0.7) |
Nutritional status | |
Underweight | 718 (19.9) |
Normal | 2350 (65.2) |
Overweight | 435 (12.1) |
Obesity | 99 (2.8) |