Table 1.
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 15-19 | 24 | 5.8 |
20-25 | 170 | 41.2 | |
26-30 | 148 | 35.8 | |
31-35 | 45 | 10.9 | |
36-40 | 26 | 6.3 | |
Ethnicity | Agew | 279 | 67.6 |
Amhara | 116 | 28.1 | |
Others∗ | 18 | 4.3 | |
Residency | Urban | 295 | 71.4 |
Rural | 118 | 28.6 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 346 | 83.71 |
Muslim | 56 | 3.6 | |
Protestant | 11 | 2.7 | |
Marital status | Married | 410 | 99.3 |
Single | 3 | 0.7 | |
Educational level of the women | Not read and write | 108 | 26.2 |
Primary school (1-8) | 125 | 30.2 | |
Secondary school (9-12) | 94 | 22.8 | |
Diploma and above | 86 | 20.8 | |
Occupational status of the women | Government employee | 58 | 14.0 |
Housewife | 248 | 60.0 | |
Merchants | 83 | 20.1 | |
Others∗∗ | 24 | 5.9 | |
Educational levels of the husband (n = 410) | Not read and write | 54 | 13.2 |
Primary school (1-8) | 115 | 28.1 | |
Secondary school (9-12) | 99 | 24.1 | |
Diploma and above | 142 | 34.6 | |
Occupational status of the husband (n = 410) | Government employee | 99 | 24.1 |
Farmer | 87 | 21.2 | |
Private organization employee | 40 | 9.8 | |
Merchants | 146 | 35.6 | |
Car driver | 23 | 5.6 | |
Others∗∗∗ | 15 | 3.7 |
∗ (Oromo and Gumze), ∗∗ (student, private organization employee and day laborer), ∗∗∗ (carpenter and day laborer).