Table 1.

Socio demographic and economic characteristics of pregnant women in Dabat district Ethiopia, DDHS 2020–2021 (n = 871)

Variables	Categories	Frequencies (n)	Percentage (%)
Age (in years)	16–24	165	18.94
	25–34	467	53.62
	35–49	239	27.44
Residence	Urban	444	50.98
	Rural	427	49.02
Current marital status	Married	1433	96.11
	Unmarried	58	3.89
Educational status	No formal education	368	42.25
	Primary (1–4)	95	10.91
	Midlevel (5–8)	130	14.93
	High school (9–12)	157	18.03
	College and diploma	76	8.73
	Degree and above	45	5.17
Occupation	Housewife	672	77.15
	Employed	105	12.06
	Other*	94	10.79
Wealth index	Poorest	126	14.47
	Poorer	176	20.21
	Middle	137	15.73
	Richer	183	21.01
	Richest	249	28.59
Husband education	No formal education	348	39.95
	Primary (1–4)	138	15.84
	Midlevel (5–8)	116	13.32
	High school (9–12)	151	17.34
	College and diploma	48	5.51
	Degree and above	70	8.04
Husband occupation	Farmer	533	61.19
	Employed	180	20.67
	Other**	158	18.14
Family size	3–4	442	50.75
	5–6	331	38.00
	More than 6	98	11.25

*Daily laborer, merchant, private vocational

**Daily laborer, private vocational, merchant