Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women in the Lay Gayint district, Northwest Ethiopia; 2016
Variables | Residence | Total (n = 528) No (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Urban (n = 143) | Rural (n = 385) | ||
Age (in years) | |||
< 20 | 4 (2.8) | 18 (4.7) | 22 (4.2) |
20–34 | 116 (81.1) | 276 (71.7) | 392 (74.2) |
35–49 | 23 (16.1) | 91 (23.6) | 114 (21.6) |
Marital status | |||
Married | 124 (86.7) | 360 (93.5) | 484 (91.7) |
Single | 12 (8.4) | 12 (3.1) | 24 (4.6) |
Othera | 7 (4.9) | 13 (3.4) | 20 (3.8) |
Occupation | |||
Housewife | 93 (65.0) | 367 (95.3) | 460 (87.1) |
Merchant | 18 (12.6) | 1 (0.3) | 19 (3.6) |
Civil servant | 15 (10.5) | 3 (0.8) | 18 (3.4) |
Daily laborer | 8 (5.6) | 6 (1.5) | 14 (2.7) |
Student | 7 (4.9) | 6 (1.5) | 13 (2.5) |
Farmer | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.4) |
Otherb | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.4) |
Education | |||
Unable to read and write | 24 (16.8) | 219 (56.9) | 243 (46.0) |
Able to read and write | 8 (5.6) | 32 (8.3) | 40 (7.6) |
Primary school (1–8) | 39 (27.3) | 105 (27.3) | 144 (27.3) |
Secondary school (9–12) | 50 (34.9) | 27 (7.0) | 77 (14.6) |
College and above | 22 (15.4) | 2 (0.5) | 24 (4.50 |
Religion | |||
Orthodox | 130 (91) | 381 (98.9) | 511 (96.8) |
Muslim | 10 (6.9) | 4 (1.0) | 14 (2.6) |
Protestant | 3 (2.0) | 0 | 3 (0.6) |
Wealth Index | |||
Poor | 46 (26.1) | 130 (73.9) | 176 (33.3) |
Medium | 32 (30.2) | 74 (69.8) | 106 (20.1) |
Rich | 65 (26.4) | 181 (73.6) | 246 (46.6) |