Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women and husbands, Bahir Dar City Administration; Northwest Ethiopia, 2013
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Residence | ||
Urban | 401 | 83.4 |
Rural | 80 | 16.6 |
Age of mother (current) | ||
15-19 | 15 | 3.1 |
20-24 | 137 | 28.5 |
25-29 | 151 | 31.4 |
30-34 | 81 | 16.8 |
35+ | 97 | 20.2 |
Mean (±SD) age (years) | 27.9 (±6.0) | |
Marital status | ||
Married | 437 | 90.9 |
Never married | 12 | 2.5 |
Divorced/widowed/separated | 32 | 6.6 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 416 | 86.5 |
Catholic and protestant | 65 | 13.5 |
Ethnic group | ||
Amhara | 459 | 96.4 |
Tigre | 10 | 2.1 |
Others★ | 7 | 1.5 |
Occupation of mothers | ||
House wife | 311 | 65.1 |
Government employee | 56 | 11.7 |
Private employee/business | 81 | 16.9 |
Other$ | 30 | 6.3 |
Occupation of husbands | ||
Government employee | 120 | 26.6 |
Private employee/business | 207 | 45.9 |
Other* | 124 | 27.5 |
Educational level of mothers | ||
Illiterate | 180 | 37.6 |
Read and write | 66 | 13.8 |
Primary education | 72 | 15.0 |
Secondary and above | 161 | 33.6 |
Educational level of husbands | ||
Illiterate | 100 | 21.9 |
Read and write | 71 | 15.6 |
Primary education | 84 | 18.4 |
Secondary and above | 201 | 44.1 |