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Table 1 Individual characteristics of respondents in high fertility regions of Ethiopia (n = 1157)

From: Prevalence of married women’s decision-making autonomy on contraceptive use and its associated factors in high fertility regions of Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis using EDHS 2016 data

Variables

Categories

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Age of respondents

15–24

258

22.3

25–34

629

54.4

35–49

270

23.3

Educational status of respondents

No formal education

630

54.4

Primary education

458

39.6

Secondary and above

69

6.0

Husband education

No formal education

428

37.0

Primary education

492

42.5

Secondary and higher

237

20.5

Occupation of respondents

Working

480

41.5

Not working

677

58.5

Husband occupation

Working

116

10.0

Not working

1041

90.0

Wealth index

Poor

285

24.7

Middle

227

19. 6

Rich

645

55.7

Media exposure

Yes

477

41.2

No

680

58.8

Number of alive children

No child

64

5.5

1–4

790

68.2

5–8

290

25.1

 ≥ 9

13

1.2

Age at first marriage

 < 18 years

698

60.4

 ≥ 18 years

459

39.6

Family/Household size

1–4

390

33.7

5–8

703

60.8

9 and above

64

5.5

Religion

Orthodox Christian

423

36.6

Muslim

409

35.4

Protestant

300

25.9

Others + 

24.4

2.1