Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of women in Haramaya District, East Ethiopia, December 2015
Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–24 | 108 | 19.3 |
25–34 | 379 | 67.6 |
35 and above | 74 | 13.2 |
Religion | ||
Christians (Orthodox/Protestant) | 51 | 9.1 |
Muslim | 510 | 90.9 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 31 | 5.5 |
Oromo | 530 | 94.5 |
Educational status | ||
Unable to read and write | 339 | 60.4 |
Elementary | 155 | 27.6 |
Secondary school and above | 67 | 11.9 |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 494 | 88.1 |
Employee | 41 | 7.3 |
Other (Petty trade/Student/Laboror) | 26 | 4.6 |
Marital Status | ||
Currently not married | 20 | 3.6 |
Married | 541 | 96.4 |
Hosehold size | ||
1–4 | 329 | 58.6 |
5 and above | 232 | 41.4 |
Educational level of the husband | ||
Unable to read and write | 239 | 42.6 |
Elementary | 225 | 40.1 |
Secondary school and above | 97 | 17.3 |