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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of married women 15–49 years of age, 2011

From: Geographical variation and factors influencing modern contraceptive use among married women in Ethiopia: evidence from a national population based survey

Variables

Number£

Percent (%)

Education

  

  No education

6735

65%

  Primary

2862

28%

  Secondary

377

4%

  Higher

313

3%

Wealth

  

  Poor

4194

41%

  Middle

2083

20%

  Rich

4010

39%

Age

  

  15-24

2527

25%

  25-34

4231

41%

  35-49

3529

34%

Religion

  

  Orthodox

4490

44%

  Catholic

113

1%

  Protestant

2319

23%

  Muslim

3187

31%

  Others

168

2%

  1. £Total numbers are based on survey weighted figures.