Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of reproductive age group of women in selected woreda of WestShewazone,Oromia, regional state, 2018
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age categories | ||
| 18–22 | 98 | 14.7 |
| 23–27 | 128 | 19.1 |
| 28–32 | 116 | 17.3 |
| 33–37 | 174 | 26.0 |
| 38–42 | 110 | 16.4 |
| 43–49 | 43 | 6.4 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 250 | 37.4 |
| Protestant | 353 | 52.8 |
| Muslim | 58 | 8.7 |
| Catholic | 4 | 0.6 |
| Other | 4 | 0.6 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Oromo | 547 | 81.8 |
| Amhara | 90 | 13.5 |
| Gurage | 6 | 0.9 |
| Tigre | 26 | 3.9 |
| Occupation | ||
| Housewife | 249 | 37.2 |
| Student | 26 | 3.9 |
| Government employee | 135 | 20.2 |
| NGO employee | 92 | 13.8 |
| Private business | 167 | 25 |
| Marital status of the women | ||
| Married | 572 | 85.5 |
| Divorced | 64 | 9.6 |
| Widowed | 17 | 2.5 |
| Cohabited | 16 | 2.4 |
| Educational status | ||
| No formal school | 84 | 12.6 |
| 1–4 grade completed | 92 | 13.8 |
| 5–8 grade completed | 208 | 31.1 |
| 9–12 completed | 169 | 25.3 |
| College & above | 116 | 17.3 |
| Monthly income | ||
| < = 1500 | 272 | 40.7 |
| 1501–2000 | 182 | 27.2 |
| 2001–2800 | 51 | 7.6 |
| 2801+ | 164 | 24.5 |