Table 1.
Characteristics of surveyed households
| Region | Mean HH size | Male HH head, in 1000s (%) | Urban HH, in 1000s (%) | Literate HH, in 1000s (%)a | Self- reported illness, in 1000s (%) | Health- seeking behavior, in 1000s (%) | Mean total consumption per adult equivalent (ETB) | Mean OOP per adult equivalent (ETB) | Share of OOP payments to total consumption (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tigray | 4.36 | 796 (67%) | 1258 (24%) | 2497 (56%) | 865 (17%) | 596 (69%) | 14 018 | 144 | 1.06 |
| Afar | 4.61 | 245 (68%) | 312 (19%) | 516 (37%) | 338 (20%) | 305 (90%) | 11 953 | 298 | 3.07 |
| Amhara | 4.09 | 3668 (73%) | 3231 (16%) | 8006 (44%) | 3330 (16%) | 2016 (61%) | 12 051 | 115 | 1.00 |
| Oromia | 4.86 | 5312 (77%) | 4779 (14%) | 13 186 (46%) | 4127 (12%) | 3413 (83%) | 12 060 | 197 | 1.58 |
| Somali | 5.61 | 609 (66%) | 780 (15%) | 1438 (33%) | 321 (6%) | 251 (78%) | 9816 | 86 | 0.66 |
| Benshangul- Gumuz | 4.40 | 175 (76%) | 200 (20%) | 388 (45%) | 269 (27%) | 218 (81%) | 13 307 | 217 | 2.16 |
| SNNP | 4.88 | 2742 (75%) | 2704 (15%) | 6646 (43%) | 2262 (13%) | 1860 (82%) | 12 285 | 124 | 1.04 |
| Gambella | 4.62 | 57 (67%) | 134 (34%) | 195 (56%) | 94 (24%) | 83 (89%) | 13 779 | 177 | 1.49 |
| Harari | 4.07 | 41 (71%) | 130 (54%) | 129 (63%) | 39 (17%) | 29 (76%) | 18 419 | 277 | 1.41 |
| Addis Ababa | 3.90 | 473 (57%) | 3243 (100%) | 2627 (89%) | 277 (9%) | 231 (84%) | 16 499 | 354 | 1.29 |
| Dire Dawa | 4.38 | 71 (72%) | 282 (65%) | 222 (58%) | 79 (18%) | 58 (74%) | 16 193 | 226 | 1.10 |
| Total | 4.61 | 14 194 (73%) | 17 058 (19%) | 35 856 (46%) | 12 005 (13%) | 9065 (76%) | 12 303 | 162 | 1.28 |
HH, household; SNNP, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples; ETB, Ethiopian Birr; OOP, out-of-pocket.
a
Literate = able to read and write.