Table 1 Socio-demographic characters of the women in nine regions of Ethiopia, 2005
Characteristic | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age, years | ||
15-20 | 57 (5.9) | |
21-30 | 138 (14.2) | |
31-35 | 243 (25.1) | |
36-40 | 173 (17.8) | |
41-45 | 176 (18.1) | |
46-49 | 183 (18.9) | |
Occupation | ||
Mixed farming | 351 (36.2) | |
Livestock | 33 (3.4) | |
Trade | 125 (12.9) | |
Civil servant | 154 (15.9) | |
Factory worker | 26 (2.7) | |
Handicraft | 40 (4.1) | |
Others (i.e., housewife) | 241 (24.8) | |
Settings | ||
Rural | 776 (80.0) | |
Urban | 194 (20.0) | |
Formal Education1 | ||
Yes | 570 (58.8) | |
No | 400 (41.2) | |
Marital status | ||
Married | 797 (82.2) | |
Divorced/widowed | 173 (17.8) | |
Pregnant | ||
Yes | 94 (9.7) | |
No | 876 (90.3) | |
Family size | ||
1-5 | 567 (58.5) | |
>5 | 403 (41.5) | |
Birth spacing, years | ||
≤ 2 | 252 (26.0) | |
> 2 | 718 (74.0) |