Table 1.
Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of women in Haramaya District, East Ethiopia, December 2015
| Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 15–24 | 108 | 19.3 |
| 25–34 | 379 | 67.6 |
| 35 and above | 74 | 13.2 |
| Religion | ||
| Christians (Orthodox/Protestant) | 51 | 9.1 |
| Muslim | 510 | 90.9 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Amhara | 31 | 5.5 |
| Oromo | 530 | 94.5 |
| Educational status | ||
| Unable to read and write | 339 | 60.4 |
| Elementary | 155 | 27.6 |
| Secondary school and above | 67 | 11.9 |
| Occupation | ||
| Housewife | 494 | 88.1 |
| Employee | 41 | 7.3 |
| Other (Petty trade/Student/Laboror) | 26 | 4.6 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Currently not married | 20 | 3.6 |
| Married | 541 | 96.4 |
| Hosehold size | ||
| 1–4 | 329 | 58.6 |
| 5 and above | 232 | 41.4 |
| Educational level of the husband | ||
| Unable to read and write | 239 | 42.6 |
| Elementary | 225 | 40.1 |
| Secondary school and above | 97 | 17.3 |