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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of married reproductive age group women in Ethiopia 2016 EDHS, 2019(1423)

From: Fertility intention among married women in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of Ethiopian demographic health survey 2016

Variables

Category

Unweight n(%)

Weighted n(%)

Age of women

15-19 years

664 (6.8)

151 (10.6)

 

20-34 years

1783 (18.1)

605 (42.3)

 

35-49 years

5879 (59.8)

667 (46.9)

Educational status

No education

3287 (33.5)

805 (56.6)

 

Primary education

2700 (27.5)

456 (32)

 

Secondary education

880 (9)

110 (7.8)

 

Higher education

551 (5.6)

52 (3.6)

Working status

Work

5345 (54.4)

1019 (71.6)

 

No work

450 (45.6)

404 (28.4)

Place of residence

Urban

2491 (25.4)

444 (31.2)

 

Rural

7333 (74.6)

979 (68.8)

Region

Tigray

957 (9.7)

189 (13.3)

 

Afar

866 (8.8)

13 (0.9)

 

Amhara

1128 (11.5)

474 (33.3)

 

Oromia

1317 (13.4)

446 (31.4)

 

Somali

978 (10)

34 (2.4)

 

Benishangul

806 (8.2)

11 (0.8_

 

SNNPRs

1217 (12.4)

137 (9.6)

 

Harari

576 (5.9)

4 (0.3)

 

Gambela

712 (7.2)

5 (0.3)

 

Addis Ababa

677( 6.9)

97 (6.8)

 

Dire Dewa

590 (6)

12 (0.9)

Religion

Orthodox

3535 (36)

831 (58.4)

 

Muslim

4318 (44)

367 (25.8)

 

Othersa

1973 (20)

226 (15.9)

Wealth index

Poorest

2998 (30.5)

267 (18.7)

 

Poorer

1776 (18.1)

210 (14.8)

 

Middle

1753 (17.8)

267 (18.8)

 

Richer

1614 (16.4)

243 (17.1)

 

Richest

1683 (17.1)

436 (30.7)

Ethnicity

Amhara

2108 (21.5)

614 (43.2)

 

Oromo

2328 (23.7)

387 (27.2)

 

Tigre

1054 (10.7)

197 (13.9)

 

Othersb

4334 (44.1)

225 (15.8)

Region

Tigray

282 (17.8)

189 (13.3)

 

Afar

96 (6.1)

13 (0.9)

 

Amhara

219 (13.9)

474 (33.3)

 

Oromia

145 (9.2)

446 (34.1)

 

Somali

111 (7)

34 (2.4)

 

Benishangul

80 (5.1)

11 (0.8)

 

SNNPR

76 (4.8)

137 (9.6)

 

Gambela

117 (7.4)

5 (0.3)

 

Harari

103 (6.5)

4 (0.3)

 

Dire-Dawa

190 (12)

97 (6.8)

 

Addis Ababa

162 (10.2)

12 (0.9)

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