Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women who ever used a contraceptive method within 5 years before the 2016 EDHS (weighted)
Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–19 | 3090 | 28.4 |
20–24 | 1743 | 16.1 |
25–29 | 2032 | 18.7 |
30–34 | 1830 | 16.8 |
35–39 | 1468 | 13.5 |
40–44 | 483 | 4.4 |
45–49 | 225 | 2.1 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 8101 | 74.5 |
Never married/divorced/widowed/separated | 2770 | 25.5 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 7096 | 65.3 |
Muslim | 3238 | 29.8 |
Protestant | 393 | 3.6 |
Catholic | 144 | 1.3 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 3071 | 28.2 |
Rural | 7800 | 71.8 |
Educational level | ||
No formal education | 4664 | 42.9 |
Primary school | 3717 | 34.2 |
Secondary school | 1613 | 14.8 |
Higher education | 877 | 8.1 |
Respondents current working status | ||
Yes | 3840 | 35.3 |
No | 7031 | 64.7 |
Wealth status | ||
Poorest | 3189 | 29.3 |
Poorer | 1968 | 18.1 |
Middle | 2067 | 19.0 |
Richer | 1866 | 17.2 |
Richest | 1781 | 16.4 |
Region | ||
Tigray | 1032 | 9.5 |
Afar | 875 | 8.0 |
Amhara | 1037 | 9.5 |
Oromia | 1313 | 12.1 |
Somalia | 1045 | 9.6 |
Benishangul | 739 | 6.8 |
SNNPR | 1313 | 12.1 |
Gambela | 764 | 7.1 |
Harari | 655 | 6.0 |
Dire Dawa | 808 | 7.4 |
Addis Ababa | 1290 | 11.9 |