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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants in Ethiopia, 2020

From: Unmet need for family planning among rural married women in Ethiopia: What is the role of the health extension program in reducing unmet need?

Background characteristics

Women

Weighted percent

Unweighted number

Age in years

 15–20

17.96

1044

 21–34

41.97

2152

 35–49

40.07

1795

Education status

 No formal education

63.69

3457

 Attend formal education

36.31

1534

Wealth

 Lowest quantile

14.95

933

 Lower quantile

19.49

999

 Middle quantile

21.43

996

 Higher quantile

23.46

1037

 Highest quantile

20.67

1026

Current number of children

 1–2

28.29

1183

 3–4

32.42

1419

 5 and above

39.29

1650

Region

 Tigray

4.23

583

 Afar

0.33

333

 Amhara

26.68

1129

 Oromia

47.74

1478

 Somali

2.14

895

 Benishangul-Gumuz

0.29

455

 SNNPR

18.39

1075

 Gambela

0.09

326

 Harari

0.09

450

Livelihood

 Agrarian

95.37

3346

 Pastoralist

4.63

1645