Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of married women in the reproductive age in Fagitalekoma Woreda, Awi zone, North Western Ethiopia, March, 2011 [n=682]
| Variables | Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age of women |
15-24 |
130 |
19.1% |
| |
25-34 |
307 |
45.0% |
| |
35-44 |
198 |
29.0% |
| |
44+ |
47 |
6.9% |
| Ethnicity |
Amhara |
446 |
65.4% |
| |
Agew |
236 |
34.6% |
| Religion |
Orthodox |
678 |
99.4% |
| |
Muslim |
2 |
0.3% |
| |
Protestant |
2 |
0.3% |
| Educational status of women |
Illiterate |
407 |
59.7% |
| |
Read and write |
102 |
15.0% |
| |
1-6 grades |
80 |
11.7% |
| |
7-12 grade |
49 |
7.2% |
| |
12+ |
44 |
6.5% |
| Residence |
Rural |
599 |
87.8% |
| |
Urban |
83 |
12.2% |
| Occupational status of women |
House wife |
552 |
80.9% |
| |
Farmer |
48 |
7.0% |
| |
Merchant |
14 |
2.1% |
| |
Government employee |
50 |
7.3% |
| |
Private or NGOs employee |
18 |
2.6% |
| Income contribution by women (USD) |
<89.30 |
44 |
35.5% |
| |
89.30-332.21 |
39 |
31.5% |
| >332.21 | 41 | 33.1% |