Table 2.

Sociodemographic characteristics of women in Gode districts, Somali regional state; Ethiopia;2022

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Age of women in years	15–24	86	18.7
	25–34	210	45.8
	35–49	163	35.5
Ethnicity	Somali	454	98.9
	Amhara	3	0.7
	Oromo	2	0.4
Religion	Muslim	456	99.4
	Orthodox	2	0.4
	Protestant	1	0.2
Marital Status	Married	433	94.3
	Widowed	7	1.5
	Divorced	19	4.1
Educational Status	No Education (Unable to read and write)	236	51.4
	Primary Education (1–8)	173	37.7
	Secondary and above	50	10.9
Maternal Occupation	Government Employee	116	25.3
	Marchant	85	18.5
	Farmer	80	17.4
	Housewife	178	38.8
Husband Occupation	Government Employee	167	37.0
	Farmer	135	29.9
	Marchant	71	15.7
	Others1	78	17.3
Head of the household	Husband	423	92.2
	Wife	36	7.8
Bread Winner	Husband	307	66.9
	Wife	38	8.3
	Both	114	24.8
Family Size	Less than five	246	53.6
	Six up to Ten	186	40.5
	Eleven up to Fifteen	27	5.9
Under five children	One	131	28.5
	Two	262	85.6
	Three	66	14.4
Family income (In Birr)	< 5,000	147	32.0
	5,000–10,000	170	37.0
	10,000–20,000	111	24.2
	> 20,000	31	6.8