Table 2.
Sociodemographic and other household characteristics of parents in Ethiopia; data from EDHS 2000–2019.
| Variables | Characteristics | Weighted sample | Weighted percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex of household head | Male | 30,293 | 86.72 |
| Female | 4,637 | 13.28 | |
| Marital status | Never married | 160 | 0.46 |
| Married | 32,070 | 91.81 | |
| Living together | 654 | 1.87 | |
| Widowed | 548 | 1.57 | |
| Divorced | 1,046 | 2.99 | |
| Not living together | 453 | 1.30 | |
| Religion | Orthodox Christian | 14,089 | 40.56 |
| Muslim | 12,207 | 35.14 | |
| Protestant | 7,495 | 21.58 | |
| Others | 947 | 2.73 | |
| Maternal educational status | No formal education | 24,816 | 71.04 |
| Formal education | 10,114 | 28.96 | |
| Maternal occupation | Not working | 14,580 | 47.87 |
| Farmer/agriculture | 7,573 | 24.86 | |
| Business and others | 8,303 | 27.26 | |
| Number of household members | Three or less | 3,109 | 8.90 |
| Four to six | 18,174 | 52.03 | |
| Seven or more | 13,647 | 39.07 | |
| Wealth status | Poor | 11,769 | 45.41 |
| Middle | 5,320 | 20.52 | |
| Rich | 8,831 | 34.07 | |
| Women empowered (decide on health, purchases, and visits alone or jointly with their partners) | No | 21,414 | 65.44 |
| Yes | 11,310 | 34.56 |