Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 15–19 | 1671 | 56.4 |
20–24 | 1290 | 43.6 | |
Sex of household head | Male | 2200 | 74.3 |
Female | 761 | 25.7 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 1307 | 44.14 |
Muslim | 868 | 29.31 | |
Protestant | 710 | 23.98 | |
Catholic | 30 | 1.02 | |
Traditional | 33 | 1.12 | |
Others | 13 | 0.43 | |
Marital status | Never married | 1709 | 57.73 |
Married/living with partners | 1081 | 36.5 | |
Divorced/widowed/separated | 171 | 5.77 | |
Residence | Urban | 698 | 23.57 |
Rural | 2263 | 76.43 | |
Mother’s education | No education | 551 | 18.6 |
Primary | 1650 | 55.71 | |
Secondary | 563 | 19.02 | |
Higher | 197 | 6.67 | |
Husband’s education | No education | 350 | 32.34 |
Primary | 517 | 47.86 | |
Secondary | 151 | 14.01 | |
Higher | 63 | 5.79 | |
Occupation status | Not working | 1610 | 54.36 |
Working | 1351 | 43.64 | |
Age at first marriage | Early (< 18) | 850 | 67.89 |
Later (> 18) | 402 | 32.11 | |
Wealth index | Poor | 1003 | 33.85 |
Middle | 547 | 18.48 | |
Rich | 1411 | 47.66 | |
Mass media exposure | No | 1451 | 49.01 |
Yes | 1510 | 50.99 | |
Region | Tigray | 233 | 7.86 |
Afar | 30 | 1.0 | |
Amhara | 656 | 22.17 | |
Oromia | 1082 | 36.55 | |
Somalia | 89 | 3.01 | |
Benishangul-Gumuz | 29 | 0.99 | |
SNNP | 606 | 20.47 | |
Gambella | 9 | 0.3 | |
Harari | 8 | 0.25 | |
Addis Ababa | 199 | 6.71 | |
Dire Dewa | 20 | 0.69 | |
Community poverty | Low | 1170 | 39.5 |
High | 1791 | 60.5 | |
Community media exposure | Low | 1444 | 48.77 |
High | 1517 | 51.23 | |
Community poor education | Low | 1539 | 51.96 |
High | 1422 | 48.04 |