Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of married women in Injibara town, Awi Zone, North West Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 373)
Variable | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age at first marriage | ||
< 18 years | 167 | 44.8 |
≥ 18 years | 206 | 55.2 |
Current age (in a year) | ||
≤ 20 | 62 | 16.6 |
21–30 | 246 | 66 |
> 30 | 65 | 17.4 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 305 | 81.8 |
Others (Muslim & protestant) | 68 | 18.2 |
Ethnicity | ||
Agew | 309 | 82.8 |
Others (Amhara & gumez) | 64 | 17.2 |
Father educational status | ||
Non-formal | 159 | 42.6 |
Formal | 214 | 57.4 |
Mother educational status | ||
Non-formal education | 268 | 71.8 |
Formal education | 105 | 28.2 |
Husband educational status | ||
Non-formal | 144 | 38.6 |
Formal | 229 | 61.4 |
Educational status of respondents | ||
Non-formal | 267 | 71.6 |
Formal | 106 | 28.4 |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 139 | 37.3 |
Civil servant | 95 | 25.5 |
Merchant | 139 | 37.3 |
Family income | ||
< 1000 | 133 | 35.7 |
1000–200 | 132 | 35.4 |
> 2000 | 108 | 29 |
Family size | ||
1–3 | 124 | 33.2 |
4–6 | 138 | 37 |
≥ 7 | 111 | 29.8 |