Table 2.
Demographic and reproductive characteristics of the respondents, Ethiopia, June-July, 2018 (n = 982).
| Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
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| Age group (in years) | 15-19 | 258 | 26.3 |
| 20-24 | 724 | 73.7 | |
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| Place of residence | Rural | 515 | 52.4 |
| Urban | 467 | 47.6 | |
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| Educational status | No formal education | 188 | 19.1 |
| Primary (grade 1-8) | 452 | 46.0 | |
| Secondary (grade 9-12) | 218 | 22.2 | |
| Technic/college (12+) | 124 | 12.6 | |
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| Marital status | Never married | 126 | 12.8 |
| Married or in union | 807 | 82.2 | |
| Divorced | 49 | 5.0 | |
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| Religion | Orthodox Christian | 487 | 49.6 |
| Muslim | 328 | 33.4 | |
| Protestant | 155 | 15.8 | |
| Others∗ | 12 | 1.2 | |
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| Wealth quintiles | Lowest quintile | 124 | 12.6 |
| Lower quintile | 117 | 11.9 | |
| Middle quintile | 135 | 13.7 | |
| Higher quintile | 232 | 23.6 | |
| Highest quintile | 374 | 38.1 | |
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| Family size | 1-2 | 244 | 24.9 |
| 3-4 | 495 | 50.4 | |
| ≥5 | 243 | 24.7 | |
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| Parity | Nulipara (no birth) | 359 | 36.6 |
| 1-2 births | 560 | 57.0 | |
| ≥3 births | 63 | 6.4 | |
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| Intended next birth | Soon | 136 | 13.9 |
| After 2 years | 736 | 74.9 | |
| Not decided | 110 | 11.2 | |
∗Catholic, Jova, and Traditional.