Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of reproductive age women in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016(n = 15,683)
Variables | Weighted frequency | Weighted percent |
|---|---|---|
Age of the respondents | ||
 Mean ± SD of the women | 28.2 ± 9.2 | |
 15–19 years | 3381 | 21.6 |
 20–24 years | 2762 | 17.6 |
 25–49 years | 9540 | 60.8 |
Place of Residence | ||
 Urban | 3476 | 22.2 |
 Rural | 12,207 | 77.8 |
Region | ||
 Tigray | 1129 | 7.2 |
 Afar | 128 | 0.8 |
 Amhara | 3714 | 23.7 |
 Oromia | 5701 | 36.4 |
 Somali | 460 | 2.9 |
Benishangul Gumuz | 160 | 1.0 |
SNNP | 3288 | 21.0 |
Gambela | 44 | 0.3 |
Harari | 39 | 0.3 |
Addis Ababa | 930 | 5.8 |
Dire Dawa | 90 | 0.6 |
Religion | ||
 Orthodox Christian | 6786 | 43.3 |
 Muslim | 4893 | 31.2 |
 Protestant | 3674 | 23.4 |
 Catholic/tradition/others | 330 | 2.1 |
Educational status of women | ||
 No education | 7498 | 47.8 |
 Primary education | 5490 | 35.0 |
 Secondary education | 1818 | 11.6 |
 Higher Education | 877 | 5.6 |
Marital status | ||
 Never in union | 4036 | 25.7 |
 Married or in union | 10,223 | 65.2 |
 Separated/divorced/widowed | 1423 | 9.1 |
Wealth status | ||
 Rich | 7263 | 46.3 |
 Average | 2978 | 19.0 |
 Poor | 5442 | 34.7 |
Total living children | ||
 Less than five | 11,890 | 75.8 |
 Five or more | 3793 | 24.2 |
Age at first marriage | ||
  < 15 years | 3055 | 19.5 |
 15–24 years | 8029 | 51.2 |
  > 24 years | 4599 | 29.3 |