Table 1 Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of respondents in Ethiopia by survey year (2000 & 2016)
Characteristics | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2000 N (%) | 2016 N (%) | ||
Age (years) | 15–19 | 3584(23.3) | 3498(22.3) |
20–24 | 2844 (18.5) | 2903(18.5) | |
25–29 | 2716 (17.7) | 2845(18.1) | |
30–34 | 1902(12.4) | 2241(14.3) | |
35–39 | 1762(11.5) | 1917(12.2) | |
40–44 | 1324 (8.6) | 1302(8.3) | |
45–49 | 1235 (8.0) | 977(6.2) | |
Residence | Urban | 4543(29.6) | 5348(34.1) |
Rural | 10,824(70.4) | 10,335(65.9) | |
Education Level | No education | 10,586 (68.9) | 7033(44.8) |
Primary | 2530(16.5) | 5213 (33.2) | |
Secondary | 2092(13.6) | 2238 (14.3) | |
Higher | 159(1.0) | 1199(7.7) | |
Wealth index | Poorest | 2885(21.1) | 3894(24.8) |
Poorer | 806(5.9) | 2046(13.1) | |
Medium | 2731(19.9) | 2002(12.8) | |
Rich | 2553(18.7) | 2042(13.0) | |
Richest | 4684(34.3) | 5699(36.3) | |
Marital status | Never married | 3979 (25.9) | 4278(27.3) |
Married | 9203(59.9) | 9602 (61.2) | |
Living together | 177(1.2) | 222 (1.4) | |
Widowed | 657(4.3) | 451 (2.9) | |
Divorced | 926(6.0) | 878(5.6) | |
Not living together | 425(2.8) | 252(1.6) | |
Region | Tigray | 1306(8.5) | 1682(10.7) |
Affar | 858 (6.6) | 1128(7.2) | |
Amhara | 1909(12.4) | 1719 (11.0) | |
Oromiya | 2578(16.8) | 1892 (12.1) | |
Somali | 844(5.5) | 1391 (8.9) | |
Benshal-gumz | 992(6.5) | 1126 (7.2) | |
SNNPR | 2028(13.2) | 1849 (11.8) | |
Gambela | 876 (5.7) | 1035 (6.6) | |
Harari | 908(5.9) | 906 (5.8) | |
Addis | 2015(13.11) | 1824(11.6) | |
Dire Dawa | 1053(6.9) | 1131(7.2) |