Table 1.

Background characteristics of adolescent girls and young women in Ethiopia, 2016

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age	15–19	1671	56.4
	20–24	1290	43.6
Sex of household head	Male	2200	74.3
	Female	761	25.7
Religion	Orthodox	1307	44.14
	Muslim	868	29.31
	Protestant	710	23.98
	Catholic	30	1.02
	Traditional	33	1.12
	Others	13	0.43
Marital status	Never married	1709	57.73
	Married/living with partners	1081	36.5
	Divorced/widowed/separated	171	5.77
Residence	Urban	698	23.57
	Rural	2263	76.43
Mother’s education	No education	551	18.6
	Primary	1650	55.71
	Secondary	563	19.02
	Higher	197	6.67
Husband’s education	No education	350	32.34
	Primary	517	47.86
	Secondary	151	14.01
	Higher	63	5.79
Occupation status	Not working	1610	54.36
	Working	1351	43.64
Age at first marriage	Early (< 18)	850	67.89
	Later (> 18)	402	32.11
Wealth index	Poor	1003	33.85
	Middle	547	18.48
	Rich	1411	47.66
Mass media exposure	No	1451	49.01
	Yes	1510	50.99
Region	Tigray	233	7.86
	Afar	30	1.0
	Amhara	656	22.17
	Oromia	1082	36.55
	Somalia	89	3.01
	Benishangul-Gumuz	29	0.99
	SNNP	606	20.47
	Gambella	9	0.3
	Harari	8	0.25
	Addis Ababa	199	6.71
	Dire Dewa	20	0.69
Community poverty	Low	1170	39.5
	High	1791	60.5
Community media exposure	Low	1444	48.77
	High	1517	51.23
Community poor education	Low	1539	51.96
	High	1422	48.04