Table 1. Background characteristics for rural married women age 15 to 49.
| Characteristic | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age group | n | % |
| 15–24 | 404 | 22.9 |
| 25–34 | 731 | 41.5 |
| 35–44 | 500 | 28.4 |
| 45–49 | 128 | 7.3 |
| Parity | ||
| None | 145 | 8.2 |
| 1–2 | 472 | 26.8 |
| 3–4 | 458 | 26.0 |
| 5 plus | 688 | 39.0 |
| Region | ||
| Amhara | 241 | 13.7 |
| Oromiya | 445 | 25.2 |
| SNNP | 385 | 21.8 |
| Tigray | 434 | 24.6 |
| Other | 258 | 14.6 |
| Education | ||
| Never | 1,246 | 70.67 |
| Primary | 459 | 26.04 |
| Secondary and higher | 58 | 3.29 |
| Household wealth quintile | ||
| Lowest | 365 | 20.7 |
| Second | 551 | 31.3 |
| Middle | 384 | 21.8 |
| Fourth | 356 | 20.2 |
| Highest | 107 | 6.1 |
| Total | 1,763 | 100.0 |