Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of currently married women in Debre Birhan District, August 2010

Residence

Urban

652

76.6

Rural

199

23.4

Age

15-19

21

2.5

20-24

174

20.4

25-29

273

32.1

30-34

159

18.7

35-39

145

17.0

40-44

62

7.3

45-49

17

2.0

Ethnicity

Amhara

787

92.5

Oromo

38

4.2

Others

28

3.3

Religion

Orthodox

796

93.5

Muslim

27

3.2

Others

28

3.3

Women educational status

 Can’t read & write

190

22.3

 Read and write only

77

9.0

 Primary school (1–8)

280

32.9

 Secondary (9–12)

225

26.4

 12⁺¹ and above

79

9.3

Husband educational status

 Can’t read & write

96

11.3

 Read and write only

100

11.8

 Primary school(1–8)

278

32.7

 Secondary(9–12)

226

26.6

 12⁺¹ and above

151

17.7

Occupation status of the women

 House wife/house work

495

58.2

 Merchant

89

10.5

 Farmer

53

6.2

 Daily laborer

113

13.3

 Government employee

71

8.3

 Others

30

3.5

Occupation status of the husband

 Farmer

185

21.7

 Merchant

123

14.5

 Daily laborer

208

24.4

 Government employee

246

28.8

 Others

89

10.5

Monthly family income quartiles

 ≤ 300

213

25

 301-600

289

34

 601-927

137

16.1

 ≥ 928

212

24.9

Having radio/TV status

 Radio only

293

34.4

 TV only

80

9.4

 Both radio and TV

324

38.1

 None of them

154

18.1