Table 1.
Characteristics | Category | Frequency (N) | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Age of mother | 15–24 | 114 | 27.8 |
25–34 | 207 | 50.5 | |
35–49 | 89 | 21.7 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 310 | 75.6 |
Muslim | 45 | 11 | |
Protestant | 41 | 10 | |
Catholic | 14 | 3.4 | |
Ethnicity | Amhara | 308 | 75.1 |
Oromo | 60 | 14.6 | |
Tigray | 23 | 5.6 | |
Guragie | 19 | 4.6 | |
Marital status | Married | 304 | 74.1 |
Single | 78 | 19.0 | |
Othersa | 28 | 6.8 | |
Educational status of women | No formal education | 60 | 14.6 |
Primary school | 73 | 17.8 | |
Secondary school | 136 | 33.2 | |
More than secondary | 141 | 34.4 | |
Women occupation | House wife | 103 | 25.1 |
Government employee | 118 | 28.8 | |
Market trade vendor | 90 | 22.0 | |
Student | 73 | 17.8 | |
Daily laborer | 26 | 6.3 | |
Husband education (N = 304) | No formal education | 21 | 6.9 |
Primary school | 53 | 17.4 | |
Secondary school | 80 | 26.3 | |
More than secondary | 150 | 49.3 | |
Husband occupation (n = 304) | Government employee | 132 | 43.4 |
Market trade vendor | 106 | 34.9 | |
Daily laborer | 48 | 15.8 | |
Othersb | 18 | 5.9 | |
Total household income per month in ETB | < 40 Dollar | 70 | 17.1 |
40–120 Dollar | 167 | 40.7 | |
121–200 Dollar | 109 | 26.6 | |
> 200 Dollar | 64 | 15.6 | |
Family size | < 4 | 208 | 50.7 |
> = 4 | 202 | 49.3 |
OthersaWidowed and Divorced
Othersbfarmer and student