Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of women (aged 15–49 years) in Ethiopia, min DHS 2019
Variables | Frequency | Weighted percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age group | ||
15–19 | 2100 | 24.9 |
20–24 | 1578 | 16.7 |
25–29 | 1752 | 18.8 |
30–34 | 1166 | 13.1 |
35–39 | 1037 | 12.0 |
40–44 | 714 | 8.3 |
45–49 | 538 | 6.3 |
Educational level | ||
No education | 3640 | 40.4 |
Primary | 3345 | 41.7 |
Secondary | 1149 | 12.2 |
More than Secondary | 751 | 5.7 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 2951 | 32.2 |
Rural | 5934 | 67.8 |
Region | ||
Tigray | 733 | 7.1 |
Afar | 641 | 1.0 |
Amhara | 948 | 22.8 |
Oromia | 1052 | 37.7 |
Somali | 640 | 4.7 |
Benishangul-Gumuz | 747 | 1.1 |
SNNPR | 1008 | 19.2 |
Gambela | 723 | 0.5 |
Harari | 763 | 0.3 |
Addis Ababa | 818 | 5.0 |
Dire Dawa | 812 | 0.7 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 3374 | 41.5 |
Catholic | 78 | 0.5 |
Protestant | 1711 | 27.4 |
Muslim | 3635 | 29.5 |
Traditional | 60 | 0.9 |
Other | 27 | 0.2 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 2300 | 26.2 |
Married | 5613 | 64.6 |
Living with partner | 129 | 1.4 |
Widowed | 227 | 2.1 |
Divorced | 424 | 4.2 |
Separated | 192 | 1.5 |
Parity | ||
None | 2897 | 32.8 |
1 to 2 | 2404 | 25.2 |
3 to 4 | 1705 | 19.1 |
5 and above | 1879 | 22.9 |
Wealth quintile | ||
Lowest | 2031 | 16.2 |
Second | 1341 | 18.2 |
Middle | 1268 | 18.8 |
Fourth | 1344 | 21.1 |
Highest | 2901 | 25.7 |
Total | 8885 | 100 |