Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics by place of residence among women in Kersa district, eastern Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Rural | Urban | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Age (n = 1294) | |||
 15–24 | 353 (31.5) | 58 (33.1) | 411 (31.8) |
 25–34 | 558 (49.9) | 94 (53.7) | 652 (50.4) |
 35–49 | 208 (18.6) | 23 (13.1) | 231 (17.9) |
Marital status (n = 1294) | |||
 Married | 1105 (98.7) | 172 (98.3) | 1277 (98.7) |
 Divorced | 4 (0.4) | 1 (0.6) | 5 (0.4) |
 Never married | 1 (0.1) | 2 (1.1) | 3 (0.2) |
 Separated | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.2) |
 Widowed | 7 (0.6) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (0.5) |
Wealth index (n = 1294) | |||
 Highest | 208 (18.6) | 50 (28.6) | 258 (19.9) |
 Fourth | 204 (18.2) | 57 (32.6) | 261 (20.2) |
 Middle | 228 (20.4) | 32 (18.3) | 260 (20.1) |
 Second | 243 (21.7) | 15 (8.6) | 258 (19.9) |
 Lowest | 236 (21.1) | 21 (12.0) | 257 (19.9) |
Ethnicity (n = 1294) | |||
 Oromo | 1118 (99.9) | 156 (89.1) | 1274 (98.5) |
 Amhara and Arab | 1 (0.1) | 19 (10.9) | 20 (1.5) |
Religion (n = 1294) | |||
 Muslim | 1115 (99.6) | 138 (78.9) | 1253 (96.8) |
 Protestant and Orthodox | 4 (0.4) | 37 (21.1) | 41 (3.2) |
Occupational status (n = 1294) | |||
 Housewife | 1099 (98.2) | 141 (80.6) | 1240 (95.8) |
 Government employee | 1 (0.1) | 23 (13.1) | 24 (1.9) |
 Merchant | 8 (0.7) | 11 (6.3) | 19 (1.5) |
 Farmer | 11 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 11 (0.9) |
Educational status (n = 1294) | |||
 Never attended | 889 (79.4) | 52 (29.7) | 941 (72.7) |
 Elementary | 205 (18.3) | 62 (35.4) | 267 (20.6) |
 Secondary | 23 (2.1) | 38 (21.7) | 61 (4.7) |
 Tertiary | 2 (0.2) | 23 (13.1) | 25 (1.9) |
Partner’s education (n = 1279) | |||
 Never attended | 620 (55.4) | 25 (14.3) | 645 (49.8) |
 Elementary | 394 (35.2) | 44 (25.1) | 438 (33.8) |
 Secondary | 88 (7.9) | 45 (25.7) | 133 (10.3) |
 Tertiary | 5 (0.4) | 58 (33.1) | 63 (4.9) |
Partner’s occupation (n = 1279) | |||
 Farmer | 1090 (97.4) | 66 (37.7) | 1156 (89.3) |
 Government employee | 6 (0.5) | 59 (33.7) | 65 (5.0) |
 Merchant | 7 (0.6) | 22 (12.6) | 29 (2.2) |
 Daily labourer | 4 (0.4) | 25 (14.3) | 29 (2.2) |
Educated family member (n = 1294) | |||
 Never attended | 672 (60.1) | 48 (27.4) | 720 (55.6) |
 Elementary | 366 (32.7) | 70 (40.0) | 436 (33.7) |
 Secondary | 75 (6.7) | 35 (20.0) | 110 (8.5) |
 Tertiary | 6 (0.5) | 22 (12.6) | 28 (2.2) |