Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics among child bearing women in Tselemti district, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2016
Variables | Frequency (N = 365) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
20–24 | 85 | 10.6 |
25–29 | 254 | 31.6 |
30–34 | 245 | 30.5 |
35–39 | 164 | 20.4 |
40–50 | 55 | 6.8 |
Ethnicity | ||
Tigray | 707 | 88 |
Amhara | 96 | 12 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 289 | 36 |
Rural | 514 | 64 |
Educational status | ||
Illiterate | 525 | 65.3 |
Elementary (1–8) | 171 | 21.3 |
Secondary & above | 107 | 13.3 |
Occupational status | ||
House wife | 100 | 27.4 |
Farmer | 202 | 55.3 |
Civil servant | 20 | 5.5 |
Business women | 28 | 7.7 |
Daily laborer | 15 | 4.1 |
Husband’s occupation | ||
Government employee | 92 | 14 |
Farmer | 310 | 48 |
Merchant | 180 | 28 |
Daily laborer | 63 | 10 |
Husband’s education(N 645) | ||
No formal education | 329 | 51 |
Elementary | 175 | 27 |
Secondary & above | 141 | 22 |