Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents in Ethiopia, 2016 (N = 12378).
| Variables | Percent (%) |
|---|---|
| Residence | |
| Urban | 11.0 |
| Rural | 89.0 |
| Region | |
| Tigray | 6.4 |
| Afar | 1.1 |
| Amhara | 18.6 |
| Oromia | 44.1 |
| Somali | 4.7 |
| Ben-Gumuz | 1.1 |
| Gambela | 21.0 |
| Harari | 0.2 |
| Addis Ababa | 2.1 |
| Dire Dawa | 0.4 |
| Maternal age (in years) | |
| 15–19 | 3.0 |
| 20–24 | 18.0 |
| 25–29 | 30.2 |
| 30–34 | 23.2 |
| 35–39 | 16.2 |
| 40–44 | 7.0 |
| 45–49 | 2.4 |
| Maternal educational status | |
| No education | 66.8 |
| Primary | 26.3 |
| Secondary | 4.5 |
| Higher | 2.4 |
| Religion | |
| Orthodox | 34.0 |
| Muslim | 41.2 |
| Catholic | 0.9 |
| Protestant | 21.5 |
| Others* | 2.4 |
| Husband education | |
| No education | 45.9 |
| Primary | 36.9 |
| Secondary | 7.0 |
| Higher | 10.2 |
| Marital status | |
| Never married | 0.5 |
| Married | 93.7 |
| Living with a partner | 1.1 |
| Widowed | 1.2 |
| Divorced | 2.5 |
| Separated | 1.0 |
Keys:
* = Traditional religious follower.