Spousal age difference and its effect on contraceptive use among sexually active couples in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2016 Ethiopia demographic and health survey

Table 1 Distribution of women by their selected background characteristics, 2016 EDHS

Variable	Category	Frequency(n = 7268)	Percent
Age	15–19	419	5.8
	20–24	1272	17.5
	25–29	1841	25.3
	30–34	1468	20.2
	35–39	1169	16.1
	40–44	681	9.4
	45–49	417	5.7
Region	Oromia	2897	39.9
	Amhara	1879	25.9
	SNNPR	1526	21.0
	Tigray	408	5.6
	Addis Adaba	214	2.9
	Somali	163	2.2
	Others ^a	181	2.5
Residence	Urban	1031	14.2
Residence	Rural	6237	85.8
Religion	Orthodox	3064	42.2
	Muslim	2442	33.6
	Protestant	1612	22.2
	Other^b	150	2
Sex of household head	Male	6969	95.9
Sex of household head	Female	299	4.1
Husband/partner’s education level	No education	3229	44.4
	Primary	2908	40.0
	Secondary	639	8.8
	Higher	454	6.2
	Don’t know	38	.5
Highest educational level women	No education	4465	61.4
	Primary	2131	29.3
	Secondary	425	5.8
	Higher	247	3.4
Respondent currently working	No	5076	69.8
Respondent currently working	Yes	2192	30.2
Wealth Index	Poorest	1280	17.6
	Poorer	1555	21.4
	Middle	1514	20.8
	Richer	1504	20.7
	Richest	1414	19.5

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