Table 3 Percentage distributions of gender differentials in reproductive roles based on background characteristics in Ethiopia, DHS 2005 and 2011
From: Correlates of gender characteristics, health and empowerment of women in Ethiopia
Background characteristics | (Model I) DHS 2005 | (Model II) DHS 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Proportion of Women | Proportion of Men | Proportion of Women | Proportion of Men |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Never married | 25.00 | 40.10 | 30.20 | 41.64 |
   Currently married | 64.40 | 56.80 | 64.85 | 55.45 |
   Ever married | 10.60 | 3.10 | 5.00 | 2.90 |
Fertility preference (desire for more children) | ||||
   Want another or undecided | 61.40 | 80.60 | 72.00 | 71.38 |
   Want no more | 38.60 | 19.40 | 28.00 | 28.62 |
Ideal number of children | ||||
   0 child | 11.00 | 2.80 | 6.40 | 2.60 |
   1–2 children | 11.00 | 13.30 | 13.50 | 14.50 |
   3–4 children | 32.20 | 37.30 | 34.10 | 35.80 |
   5–6 children | 19.70 | 20.60 | 17.00 | 16.50 |
   7+ children | 15.60 | 19.10 | 18.70 | 22.50 |
   Non-numeric response | 10.40 | 6.90 | 10.40 | 8.10 |
Knowledge of family planning method | ||||
   Knows no method | 13.90 | 9.00 | 5.30 | 2.20 |
   Knows traditional method only | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.10 |
   Knows modern method | 86.00 | 90.70 | 94.30 | 97.70 |