Table 1 Gender differentials based on selected background characteristics in Ethiopia, DHS 2005 and 2011
From: Correlates of gender characteristics, health and empowerment of women in Ethiopia
Background characteristics | DHS 2005 | DHS 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Women | Men | Women | Men | |
Literacy | ||||
   Illiterate | 78.80 | 55.00 | 61.60 | 34.80 |
   Literate | 21.50 | 45.00 | 38.50 | 65.30 |
Educational Attainment | ||||
   No education | 65.90 | 42.90 | 50.10 | 31.50 |
   Primary | 22.20 | 37.30 | 35.50 | 47.30 |
   Secondary and higher | 11.90 | 19.80 | 14.40 | 21.20 |
Access to any media (Radio/ TV/Newspaper) | ||||
   No access | 53.70 | 33.00 | 60.13 | 40.40 |
   Infrequent access | 25.80 | 30.80 | 23.27 | 42.30 |
   Frequent access | 20.50 | 36.20 | 16.50 | 18.20 |
Exposure to messages about family planning (Radio/TV/News Paper) | ||||
   None | 68.70 | 59.50 | 77.00 | 65.23 |
   Heard some message | 31.30 | 40.50 | 23.00 | 34.77 |