Table 1.

Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of households with children 6–35 month age, Ethiopia

Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics	n	Percent
Household head level of education	4954
No education		34.4
Can read and write		8.6
Primary, 1st cycle		11.8
Primary, 2nd cycle		20.9
High school		17.3
Tertiary level		6.9
Head of household employment	4904
Self employed		77.1
Employed		8.8
Public service worker		4.7
Unpaid family worker		1.3
Other		8.1
Women’s relationship to child	7640
Biological Mother		95.0
Caregiver		5.0
Mother’s/women caregiver’s employment	7636
Self employed		43.8
Employed		2.8
Public service worker		1.4
Unpaid family worker		43.1
Other		9.0
Mother’s/women’s caregiver’s level of education	7835
No education		58.7
Can read and write		2.8
Primary, 1st cycle		10.6
Primary, 2nd cycle		12.2
High School		11.4
Other		4.3
Wealth index	7906
Poorest		23.1
Second		20.4
Middle		19.2
Fourth		18.0
Richest		19.3