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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of married couples in Dukem town, 2010 (n=422)

From: Agreement and concordance between married couples regarding family planning utilization and fertility intention in Dukem, Ethiopia

  

Wife

Husband

Characteristics

 

No

%

No

%

Religion

Orthodox

358

84.8

358

84.8

 

Protestant

56

13.3

54

12.8

 

Muslim

6

1.4

7

1.7

 

Catholic

2

.5

3

.7

 

Total

422

100.0

422

100.0

Ethnicity

Oromo

292

69.2

289

68.5

 

Amhara

120

28.4

112

26.5

 

Tigre

2

.5

8

1.9

 

Gurage

7

1.7

10

2.4

 

Others

1

.2

3

.7

 

Total

422

100.0

422

100.0

Education

Illiterate

87

20.6

36

8.5

 

Read & write

9

2.1

3

.7

 

Elementary

120

28.4

78

18.5

 

Junior

130

30.8

140

33.2

 

High school

47

11.1

103

24.4

 

Preparatory

21

5.0

45

10.7

 

Higher education

8

1.9

17

4.0

 

Total

422

100.0

422

100.0