Table 1.

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of the children and their parents, East Belesa District, northwest Ethiopia, 2014 (N = 633)

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Child sex
Male	339	53.6
Female	294	46.4
Child age in month
6–11	107	16.9
12–23	178	28.1
24–35	138	21.8
36–47	118	18.6
48–59	92	14.6
Maternal age
15–19	31	4.9
20–29	335	52.9
30–51	267	42.2
Maternal age at first birth
<15	63	10.0
15–19	444	70.1
20–29	126	19.9
Head of HHa
Male	585	92.4
Female	48	7.6
Marital status
Married	585	92.4
Single	17	2.7
Otherb	31	4.9
Religion
Orthodox	617	97.5
Muslim	16	2.5
Ethnicity
Amhara	622	98.3
Agew	11	1.7
Family size
<5	375	59.2
≥5	258	40.8
Number of children ever born
1–3	372	58.8
4–6	226	35.7
>6	35	5.5
Number of under five children
1	383	60.5
2–3	250	39.5
Maternal education
No education	555	87.7
Informal education (can read and write)	43	6.8
Formal educationc	35	5.5
Paternal education
No education	303	50.2
Informal education (can read and write)	183	30.3
Formal educationc	118	19.5
Maternal occupation
Housewife	601	94.9
Othersd	32	5.1
Paternal occupation
Farmer	580	96.1
Otherd	24	3.9
Monthly income (in Et. Br.)
<750	456	72.0
750–1000	134	21.2
>1000	43	6.8
Decision making on use of money
Individuallye	483	76.3
Jointly	150	23.7
Livestock ownership
Yes	521	82.3
No	112	17.7
HH supported by safety net program
Yes	81	12.8
No	552	87.2

^aHousehold

^bWidowed and divorced

^cPrimary, secondary, and above

^dStudent, merchant and government employee

^eEither by the husband or the wife