Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of married women of Goba town, South East Ethiopia, September/ 2009

Age of the women

15-19

32

4.4

20-24

136

18.5

25-29

210

28.6

30-34

140

19.1

35-39

110

15.0

40-44

66

9.0

45-49

40

5.4

Educational status

Illiterate

44

6.0

Able to read /write

32

4.4

Elementary

148

20.2

High school

343

46.7

12 and above

167

22.7

Ethnicity

Oromo

350

47.7

Amhara

336

45.8

Gurage

29

4.0

Tigre

13

1.8

Others^*

6

0.8

Religion

Muslim

161

21.9

Orthodox

490

66.8

Protestant

74

10.1

Catholic

6

0.8

Others**

3

0.4

Occupation

Government Employee

135

18.4

House wife

442

60.2

Merchant

104

14.2

Daily laborer

14

1.9

Student

36

4.9

Others***

3

0.4