Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of reproductive-age women in Ethiopia using 2016 EDHS, 2019
Variable | Category | Unweight n (%) | Weighted n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of women in years | 15–19 | 675 (7.88) | 626 (6.91) |
20–24 | 1779 (20.77) | 1690 (18.67) | |
25–29 | 2178 (25.43) | 2343 (25.87) | |
30–34 | 1711 (19.98) | 1908 (21.07) | |
35–39 | 1311 (15.31) | 1400 (15.46) | |
40–44 | 662 (7.73) | 760 (8.39) | |
45–49 | 248 (2.90) | 329 (3.63) | |
Age of marriage in years | < 18 | 5067 (59.93) | 5, 596 (62.34) |
> 18 | 3388 (40.07) | 3380 (37.66) | |
Education of women | No education | 4737 (55.31) | 5354 (59.12) |
Primary | 2471 (28.85) | 2670 (29.48) | |
Secondary | 830 (9.69) | 633 (6.99) | |
Higher | 526 (6.14) | 399 (4.40) | |
Education of husband | No education | 3625 (43.67) | 3958 (44.81) |
Primary | 2720 (32.77) | 3390 (38.38) | |
Secondary | 1070 (12.89) | 855 (9.69) | |
Higher | 885 (10.66) | 628 (7.11) | |
Occupation of women | Not working | 4648 (54.27) | 4664 (51.50) |
Working | 3916 (45.73) | 4392 (48.50) | |
Occupation of husband | Not working | 759 (9.06) | 631 (7.09) |
Government employee | 5341 (63.77) | 6368 (71.62) | |
Merchant | 687 (8.20) | 627 (7.06) | |
Laborer | 1109 (13.24) | 906 (10.19) | |
Othersa | 479 (5.72) | 359(4.04) | |
Place of residence | Urban | 2213 (25.84) | 1491 (16.47) |
Rural | 6351 (74.16) | 7565 (83.53) | |
Region | Tigray | 856 (10.08) | 589 (6.54) |
Afar | 730 (8.60) | 81 (0.90) | |
Amhara | 1020 (12.02) | 2189 (24.33) | |
Oromia | 1149 (13.54) | 3488 (38.76) | |
Somali | 795 (9.37) | 267 (2.97) | |
Benishangul Gumz | 675 (7.95) | 95 (1.06) | |
SNNP | 1053 (12.40) | 1877 (20.86) | |
Gambela | 606 (7.14) | 25 (0.28) | |
Harari | 490 (5.77) | 21 (0.23) | |
Dire Dewa | 506 (5.96) | 44 (0.49) | |
Addis Ababa | 609 (7.17) | 321 (3.57) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 3190 (37.25) | 3759 (41.51) |
Protestant | 1537 (17.95) | 1965 (21.70) | |
Muslim | 3673 (42.89) | 3101 (34.24) | |
Othersb | 164 (1.91) | 231 (2.56) | |
Wealth | Poorest | 2474 (28.14) | 1734 (19.27) |
Poorer | 1298 (15.29) | 1832 (20.36) | |
Middle | 1179 (13.89) | 1813 (20.15) | |
Richer | 1120 (13.19) | 1721 (19.13) | |
| Â | Richest | 2418 (28.48) | 1897 (21.09) |