Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of reproductive age women in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016, March 2023 (n = 7589)
| Features | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal Age | |||
| 15–19 | 413 | 5.44 | |
| 20–34 | 5264 | 69.36 | |
| 35–49 | 1912 | 25.20 | |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 1547 | 20.4 | |
| Rural | 6042 | 79.6 | |
| Marital Status | |||
| Single | 68 | 0.90 | |
| Married | 7026 | 92.58 | |
| Widowed | 104 | 1.37 | |
| Divorced | 392 | 5.16 | |
| Maternal educational status | |||
| No education | 4629 | 61.00 | |
| Primary | 2028 | 26.72 | |
| Secondary | 594 | 7.83 | |
| Higher | 338 | 4.46 | |
| Husband education | |||
| No education | 3421 | 48.84 | |
| Primary | 2279 | 32.42 | |
| Secondary | 765 | 10.89 | |
| Higher | 551 | 7.85 | |
| Husband occupational status | |||
| Not employed | 742 | 10.56 | |
| Employed | 6217 | 88.49 | |
| do not know | 67 | 0.95 | |
| Maternal work status | |||
| Not working | 4257 | 56.09 | |
| Working | 3332 | 43.91 | |
| Wealth index | |||
| Poor | 3964 | 52.23 | |
| Middle | 1330 | 17.52 | |
| Rich | 2295 | 30.24 | |
| Religion | |||
| Orthodox | 2512 | 33.10 | |
| Protestant | 1457 | 19.20 | |
| Muslim | 3432 | 45.22 | |
| Other | 189 | 2.49 | |
| Region | |||
| Addis Abeba | 198 | 2.61 | |
| Afar | 71 | 0.94 | |
| Amhara | 1,632 | 21.51 | |
| Benishangul | 81 | 1.06 | |
| Dire Dawa | 33 | 0.44 | |
| Gambela | 21 | 0.27 | |
| Harari | 17 | 0.23 | |
| Oromia | 3129 | 41.24 | |
| SNNPR | 1601 | 21.09 | |
| Somali | 269 | 3.54 | |
| Tigray | 537 | 7.07 | |