Table 1.

Demographics and socioeconomic characteristics of children aged 6 to 59 months in Merhabete woreda, Ethiopia, 2017 (n=410).

Variable, n=410	Category	Frequency (N)	Percent (%)
Age of child	6 to 24 months	107	26.1
	25 to 59 months	303	73.9
Sex of child	Male	228	55.9
	Female	182	44.1
Birth order	First child	149	36.4
	2-3	27	6.6
	4-5	26	6.3
	4=>6	208	50.7
Birth interval	1st child	150	36.6
	<24 months	227	55.4
	>24 months	33	8
Age of mother	Less than 20	14	3.4
	21 to 35	360	87.8
	Greater than 36	36	8.8
Marital status	Married	373	91.0
	Single	3	0.7
	Divorced	23	5.6
	Widowed	11	2.7
Ethnicity	Amhara	399	97.3
	Oromo	11	2.7
Religion	Orthodox	404	98.5
	Protestant	6	1.5
Occupation of mother	Housewife	370	90.2
	Government employee	27	6.6
	NGO	3	0.7
	Merchant	6	1.5
	Self-employee	4	1.0
Educational status of mother	No formal education	259	63.2
	Primary school	116	28.3
	Secondary school	23	5.6
	Above 12	12	2.9
Educational status of father	No formal education	143	34.9
	Primary school	118	28.8
	Secondary school	110	26.8
	Above 12	39	9.5
Family monthly income	<1000 ETB	127	30.9
	1000–2000 ETB	145	35.4