Table 1 Frequency distribution of background characteristics of the study participants, EDHS 2016 (N = 20,740)
Variables | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age of respondent | 15–24 | 3960 (19.1) |
25–34 | 8094 (39.0) | |
35–44 | 5695 (27.5) | |
45–59 | 2991 (14.4) | |
Sex | Female | 12,002 (57.9) |
Male | 8738 (42.1) | |
Place of residence | Urban | 4064 (19.6) |
Rural | 16,676 (80.4) | |
Marital status | Not married | 3814 (18.4) |
Married | 16,926 (81.6) | |
Region | Tigray | 1406 (6.8) |
Afar | 1789 (0.9) | |
Amhara | 5219 (25.2) | |
Somali | 566 (2.7) | |
Benishangul | 223 (1.1) | |
SNNPR | 4084 (19.7) | |
Gambela | 66 (0.3) | |
Harari | 52 (0.2) | |
Addis Ababa | 1039 (5.0) | |
Dire Dawa | 118 (0.6) | |
Working status | No | 8267 (39.9) |
Yes | 12,473 (60.1) | |
Educational level | No education | 10,371 (50.0) |
Primary | 7018 (33.8) | |
Secondary | 1897 (9.1) | |
Higher | 1454 (7.0) | |
Wealth index | Poorest | 3654 (17.6) |
Poorer | 3992 (19.2) | |
Middle | 3990 (19.2) | |
Richer | 4085 (19.7) | |
Richest | 5019 (24.2) |