Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics in the 2011 and 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys (EDHS), among married/in sexual union women of reproductive age
| Variables | EDHS 2011 (N = 2545) | EDHS 2016 (N = 2386) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | |
| Age in years | ||||
| 15-24 | 833 | 32.7 | 745 | 31.2 |
| 25-34 | 1203 | 47.3 | 1194 | 50.0 |
| 35+ | 509 | 20.0 | 447 | 18.7 |
| Mean age (SD) | 27.68(±6.5) | 27.63(6.3) | ||
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 332 | 13.1 | 287 | 12.0 |
| Rural | 2213 | 86.9 | 2099 | 88.0 |
| Region | ||||
| Tigray | 139 | 5.5 | 168 | 7.0 |
| Affar | 22 | 0.9 | 23 | 1.0 |
| Amhara | 543 | 21.3 | 449 | 18.8 |
| Oromiya | 1136 | 44.6 | 1041 | 43.6 |
| Somali | 79 | 3.1 | 114 | 4.8 |
| Benishangul-Gumuz | 29 | 1.1 | 26 | 1.1 |
| Southern Nation, Nationalities and People Region | 525 | 20.6 | 488 | 20.4 |
| Gambela | 7 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.2 |
| Harari | 6 | 0.2 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Addis Ababa | 53 | 2.1 | 58 | 2.4 |
| Dire Dawa | 8 | 0.3 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Religion | ||||
| Orthodox | 908 | 35.7 | 792 | 33.2 |
| Muslim | 979 | 38.5 | 1042 | 43.7 |
| Protestant | 586 | 23.0 | 475 | 19.9 |
| Other/missing | 72 | 2.8 | 78 | 3.3 |
| Highest educational status | ||||
| None | 1703 | 66.9 | 1417 | 59.4 |
| Primary | 745 | 29.3 | 755 | 31.6 |
| Secondary+ | 97 | 3.8 | 215 | 9.0 |
| Partner highest educational status | ||||
| None | 1223 | 48.0 | 1056 | 44.3 |
| Primary | 1100 | 43.2 | 969 | 40.6 |
| Secondary+ | 223 | 8.7 | 361 | 15.1 |
| Women occupation | ||||
| Not working | 1355 | 53.2 | 1476 | 61.9 |
| Working but not paid/paid in kind only | 512 | 20.1 | 585 | 24.5 |
| paid with cash | 678 | 26.6 | 326 | 13.7 |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Low | 1160 | 45.6 | 1085 | 45.5 |
| Middle | 539 | 21.2 | 491 | 20.6 |
| High | 846 | 33.2 | 810 | 33.9 |