Table 1 socio-demographic and economic characteristics of the study participants, EDHS 2016
Variables | Frequency n = 11,646 | Percentages |
|---|---|---|
Age specific marriage | ||
10 | 145 | 0.92 |
11 | 201 | 1.28 |
12 | 401 | 2.56 |
13 | 750 | 4.78 |
14 | 1204 | 7.68 |
15 | 2345 | 14.65 |
16 | 1984 | 12.65 |
17 | 1722 | 10.87 |
≥ 18 | 7322 | 62.87 |
Age at marriage | ||
Less than 18 year | 4324 | 37.13 |
18 years and above | 7322 | 62.87 |
Mother’s age | ||
< 20 | 1237 | 10.61 |
20–34 | 6268 | 53.81 |
35–49 | 4142 | 36.56 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 4970 | 42.67 |
Muslim | 3906 | 33.54 |
Protestant | 2498 | 21.45 |
Othersa | 271 | 2.33 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 2102 | 18.05 |
Rural | 9544 | 81.95 |
Region | ||
Tigray | 487 | 7.23 |
Afar | 108 | 0.93 |
Amhara | 2888 | 24.79 |
Oromia | 4433 | 38.08 |
Somalia | 358 | 3.07 |
Benishangul Gumuz | 125 | 1.07 |
SNNP | 12,310 | 19.08 |
Gambela | 34 | 0.79 |
Harari | 29 | 0.25 |
Addis Ababa | 451 | 3.88 |
Dire Dawa | 63 | 0.54 |
Mother’s educational status | ||
Unable to read and write | 7059 | 60.61 |
Primary education | 3351 | 28.77 |
Secondary education | 764 | 6.56 |
Higher education | 473 | 4.06 |
Husband educational status | ||
Unable to read and write | 4763 | 46.59 |
Primary education | 3772 | 39.90 |
Secondary education | 975 | 9.54 |
Higher education | 713 | 6.97 |
Mother’s occupation | ||
Not working | 5968 | 48.76 |
Working | 5679 | 51.24 |
Husband occupation | ||
Not working | 807 | 5.16 |
Working | 9416 | 94.84 |
Media exposure | ||
No media exposure | 2583 | 22.10 |
Has media exposure | 7782 | 77.90 |
Wealth index | ||
Poor | 4504 | 38.67 |
Middle | 2324 | 19.95 |
Rich | 4819 | 41.38 |