Table 2 Descriptive summary for women age at first marriage by categories of covariates, EDHS 2016
Covariates | Category | No. (percentage) of Women | No.(percentage) of women who were first married | Mean (Year) | Median (Year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region | Tigray | 1281 (10.62) | 959 (7.95) | 16.5 | 16 |
Afar | 1084 (8.98) | 885 (7.33) | 16.5 | 17 | |
Amhara | 1630 (13.51) | 1344 (11.14) | 14.5 | 14 | |
Oromiya | 1576 (13.06) | 1140 (9.45) | 16.5 | 17 | |
Somali | 741 (6.14) | 580 (4.81) | 17 | 17 | |
Benshangul- Gumeze | 1025 (8.49) | 867 (7.19) | 16 | 16 | |
SNNP | 1436 (11.9) | 1042 (8.64) | 18 | 18 | |
Gambela | 927 (7.68) | 742 (6.15) | 17 | 16 | |
Harari | 768 (6.36) | 626 (5.19) | 17 | 17 | |
Addis Ababa | 846 (7.01) | 654 (5.42) | 19 | 19 | |
Dire Dewa | 752 (6.23) | 627 (5.20) | 18.5 | 18 | |
Residence | Urban | 3145 (26.06) | 2471 (20.48) | 18.5 | 18 |
Rural | 8921 (73.94) | 6995 (57.97) | 16 | 16 | |
Education level | No Education | 7647 (63.38) | 6080 (50.39) | 15 | 17 |
Primary | 3331 (27.61) | 2580 (21.38) | 17 | 18 | |
Secondary | 657 (5.45) | 499 (4.14) | 19 | 21 | |
Higher | 431 (3.57) | 307 (2.54) | 22 | 23 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 4765 (39.49) | 3714 (30.78) | 16 | 17 |
Catholic | 132 (1.09) | 101 (0.84) | 17 | 18 | |
protestant | 2129 (17.64) | 1642 (13.61) | 17 | 18 | |
Muslim | 4838 (40.10) | 3846 (31.87) | 17 | 18 | |
Others | 202 (1.67) | 163 (1.35) | 18 | 18 | |
Wealth Index | Poorest | 3116 (25.82) | 2468 (20.45) | 16.5 | 17 |
Poorer | 1935 (16.04) | 1491 (12.36) | 16.5 | 17 | |
Middle | 1798 (14.90) | 1421 (11.78) | 16.5 | 17 | |
Richer | 1848 (15.32) | 1438 (11.92) | 16.5 | 17 | |
Richest | 3369 (27.92) | 2648 (21.95) | 18 | 18 | |
Head education | No Education | 6040 (50.06) | 4811 (39.87) | 16 | 16 |
Primary | 4080 (33.81) | 3172 (26.29) | 16.5 | 18 | |
Secondary | 1152 (9.55) | 891 (7.38) | 18 | 19 | |
Higher | 794 (6.58) | 592 (4.91) | 20 | 20 | |
Work status | No | 7734 (64.10) | 6097 (50.53) | 16.5 | 17 |
Yes | 4332 (35.90) | 3369 (27.92) | 16.5 | 17 | |
Access to media | No No | 7300 (60.50) | 5818 (48.22) | 16.5 | 16 |
Yes Yes | 4766 (39.50) | 3648 (30.23) | 17 | 17 | |
Head occupation | Agriculturalist | 7822 (64.83) | 6143 (50.91) | 16 | 16 |
Professional | 706 (5.85) | 538 (4.46) | 18.5 | 18 | |
Laborers | 1193 (9.89) | 931 (7.72) | 17.5 | 18 | |
Business | 1384 (11.47) | 1099 (9.11) | 17.5 | 17 | |
Others | 961 (7.96) | 755 (6.26) | 17.5 | 17 |