Application of two level count regression modeling on the determinants of fertility among married women in Ethiopia

Table 1 Descriptive Statistics

Variable	Categories	Frequency	Percent
Place of residence	Urban	1393	22.7
Place of residence	Rural	4748	77.3
Age at first birth	In year
Contraception method	Not used	2705	44
	Modern	233	3.8
	Traditional	3203	52.2
Women’s educational level	Illiterate	3578	58.3
	Primary	1774	28.9
	Secondary	481	7.8
	Higher	308	5
Religion	Orthodox	2386	38.8
	Catholic	39	0.6
	Protestant	1140	18.6
	Muslim	2508	40.9
	Traditional	39	0.6
	Others	29	0.5
Wealth index	poorest	1575	25.6
	Poorer	1040	16.9
	middle	955	15.6
	Richer	953	15.5
	Richest	1618	26.4
Proceeding birth interval	month

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