Table 1 Percentage distribution of characteristics of the respondents, 2000, 2005, 2011 and 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys
EDHS 2000 N = 8276 | EDHS 2005 N = 7790 | EDHS 2011 N = 8486 | EDHS 2016 N = 8926 | EDHS 2000–2016 N = 33,478 | ||
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Variables | Categories | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | N’ (%) |
Age | 15–19 | 671 (8.11) | 569 (7.31) | 603 (7.1) | 482 (5.4) | 2325 (6.95) |
20–24 | 1447 (17.49) | 1285 (16.5) | 1368 (16.12 | 1375 (15.4 | 5475 (16.36) | |
25–29 | 1630 (19.7) | 1736 (22.28) | 2003 (23.6 | 2030 (22.74) | 7398 (22.10) | |
30–34 | 1343 (16.23) | 1306 (16.76) | 1393 (16.42 | 1797 (20.13) | 5839 (17.44) | |
35–39 | 1285 (15.53) | 1166 (14.97) | 1354 (15.96) | 1459 (16.35) | 5265 (15.73) | |
40–44 | 981 (11.85) | 887 (11.38) | 908 (10.7) | 1010 (11.31) | 3785 (11.31) | |
45–49 | 918 (11.09) | 841 (10.8) | 857 (10.1) | 774 (8.67) | 3390 (10.13) | |
Educational Status | No education | 6877 (83.1) | 6107 (78.4) | 5694 (67.1) | 5597 (62.7) | 24275 (72.51) |
Primary | 968 (11.7) | 1176 (15.1) | 2232 (26.3) | 2446 (27.4) | 6822 (20.38) | |
Secondary | 381 (4.6) | 428 (5.5) | 305 (3.6 | 527 (5.9) | 1641 (4.9) | |
Higher | 50 (0.6) | 78 (1.0) | 255 (3.0) | 357 (4.0) | 739 (2.21) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 4138 (50.0) | 3599 (46.2) | 3859 (45.48) | 3695 (41.4) | 15292 (45.68) |
Muslim | 2450 (29.6) | 2485 (31.9) | 2692 (31.72) | 3017 (33.8) | 10643 (31.79) | |
Protestant | 1316 (15.9) | 1433 (18.4) | 1723 (20.3) | 1999 (22.4) | 6471 (19.33) | |
Catholic | 58 (0.7) | 86 (1.1) | 68 (0.8) | 62 (0.7) | 274 (0.82) | |
Other | 314 (3.8) | 187 (2.4) | 144 (1.7) | 152 (1.7) | 797 (2.38) | |
Region | Tigray | 521 (6.3) | 467 (6.0) | 526 (6.2) | 541 (6.06) | 2056 (6.14) |
Afar | 108 (1.3) | 93 (1.2) | 93 (1.1) | 70 (0.78) | 364 (1.09) | |
Amhara | 2251 (27.2) | 2072 (26.6) | 2469 (29.1) | 2147 (24.05) | 8939 (26.7) | |
Oromia | 3153 (38.1) | 2836 (36.4) | 3301 (38.9) | 3393 (38.01) | 12683 (37.88) | |
Somali | 91 (1.1) | 312 (4.0) | 187 (2.2) | 186 (2.08) | 775 (2.31) | |
Benishangul | 91 (1.1) | 78 (1.0) | 102 (1.2) | 96 (1.08) | 367 (1.1) | |
SNNPR | 1779 (21.5) | 1651 (21.2) | 1451 (17.1) | 1772 (19.85) | 6654 (19.87) | |
Gambela | 25 (0.3) | 23 (0.3) | 34 (0.4) | 24 (0.27) | 106 (0.32) | |
Harari | 17 (0.2) | 16 (0.2) | 25 (0.3) | 15 (0.17) | 73 (0.22) | |
Addis Ababa | 207 (2.5) | 203 (2.6) | 272 (3.2) | 272 (3.05) | 953 (2.85) | |
Dire Dawa | 33 (0.4) | 39 (0.5) | 25 (0.3) | 411 (4.6) | 508 (1.52) | |
Residence | Urban | 968 (11.7) | 865 (11.1) | 1519 (17.9) | 1437 (16.1) | 4789 (14.31) |
Rural | 7308 (88.3) | 6925 (88.9) | 6967 (82.1) | 7489 (83.9) | 28689 (85.69) | |
Wealth index | Poorest | 0 | 1496 (19.2) | 1697 (20.0) | 1678 (18.8) | 4871 (14.55) |
Poorer | 0 | 1589 (20.4) | 1748 (20.6) | 1785 (20.0) | 5122 (15.3) | |
Middle | 0 | 1605 (20.6) | 1748 (20.6) | 1839 (20.6) | 5192 (15.51) | |
Richer | 0 | 1589 (20.4) | 1629 (19.2) | 1767 (19.8) | 4986 (14.89) | |
Richest | 0 | 1511 (19.4) | 1663 (19.6) | 1857 (20.8) | 5031 (15.03) | |
Fertility preference and decision-making | ||||||
Number of living children Family size | 0 | 761 (9.2) | 569 (7.3) | 696 (8.2) | 330 (3.7) | 2356 (7.04) |
1 | 1258 (15.2) | 1067 (13.7) | 1188 (14.0) | 1366 (15.3) | 4879 (14.57) | |
2 | 1349 (16.3) | 1161 (14.9) | 1400 (16.5) | 1401 (15.7) | 5311 (15.86) | |
3 | 1192 (14.4) | 1130 (14.5) | 1281 (15.1) | 1482 (16.6) | 5084 (15.19) | |
4+ | 3716 (44.9) | 3864 (49.6) | 3921 (46.2) | 4347 (48.7) | 15847 (47.34) | |
Family size concordance | Both wants the same | 2839 (34.3) | 2555 (32.8) | 3547 (41.8) | 3526 (39.5) | 12467 (37.24) |
Husband wants more | 2226 (26.9) | 1332 (17.1) | 2037 (24.0) | 2312 (25.9) | 7907 (23.62) | |
Husband want fewer | 439 (5.3) | 374 (4.8) | 721 (8.5) | 1241 (13.9) | 2775 (8.29) | |
Don’t know and missing | 2772 (33.5) | 3529 (45.3) | 2181 (25.7) | 1848 (20.7) | 10330 (30.86) | |
Desire for Wants children | Within 2 year | 2086 (25.2) | 1371 (17.6) | 1604 (18.9) | 1642 (18.4) | 6703 (20.02) |
After 2 + years | 2764 (33.4) | 2610 (33.5) | 3055 (36.0) | 3079 (34.5) | 11508 (34.38) | |
Unsure timing | 223 (2.7) | 241 (3.1) | 178 (2.1) | 241 (2.7) | 884 (2.64) | |
Undecided | 248 (3.0) | 62 (0.8) | 280 (3.3) | 446 (5.0) | 1037 (3.10) | |
Wants no more | 2955 (35.7) | 3506 (45.0) | 3369 (39.7) | 3517 (39.4) | 13346 (39.86) | |
Family Planning (FP) program exposure | ||||||
Do you know about Modern contraceptive | Yes | 7076 (85.5) | 6824 (87.6) | 8257 (97.3) | 8819 (98.8) | 30976 (92.53) |
No | 1200 (14.5) | 966 (12.4) | 229 (2.7) | 107 (1.2) | 2502 (7.47) | |
Heard about FP on Radio | Yes | 1217 (14.7) | 1994 (25.6) | 2580 (30.4) | 1964 (22.0) | 7754 (23.16) |
No | 7059 (85.3) | 5796 (74.4) | 5906 (69.6) | 6962 (78.0) | 25724 (76.84) | |
Heard about FP on TV | Yes | 207 (2.5) | 514 (6.6) | 1197 (14.1) | 1232 (13.8) | 3149 (9.41) |
No | 8069 (97.5) | 7276 (93.4) | 7289 (85.9) | 7694 (86.2) | 30329 (90.59) | |
Read about FP on newspaper and magazine | Yes | 157 (1.9) | 327 (4.2) | 399 (4.7) | 277 (3.1) | 1160 (3.46) |
No | 8119 (98.1) | 7463 (95.8) | 8087 (95.3) | 8649 (96.9) | 32318 (96.54) | |