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Table 1 Frequency distribution of married women according to background characteristics, Ethiopia Demographic and Health survey (EDHS 2005 and 2011)

From: Paving the way for universal family planning coverage in Ethiopia: an analysis of wealth related inequality

Variables

2011

2005

N (%)

N (%)

Age

 15–18

528 (5.1)

533 (5.9)

 19–25

2768 (26.9)

2492 (27.5)

 26–35

4088 (39.7)

3449 (38.1)

 36–49

2903 (28.2)

2592 (28.6)

 Total

10287

9066

Place of residence

 Urban

1843 (17.92)

959 (10.6)

 Rural

8444 (82.08)

8107 (89.4)

 Total

10287

9066

Religion

 Ethiopian Orthodox

4490 (43.69)

4132 (46.1)

 Muslim

3187 (31.01)

2903 (32.4)

 Protestant

2432 (23.66)

1804 (20.1)

 Traditional

169 (1.64)

134 (1.5)

 Total

10287

8973

Educational Level

 No education

6735 (65.47)

7094 (78.2)

 Primary

2862 (27.82)

1402 (15.5)

 Secondary

377 (3.67)

485 (5.4)

 Higher

312.8 (3.04)

85 (0.9)

 Total

10287

9066

Wealth index

 Q1

2077 (20.19)

1759 (19.4)

 Q2

2117 (20.58)

1892 (20.9)

 Q3

2083 (20.25)

1903 (21.0)

 Q4

1923 (18.69)

1823 (20.1)

 Q5

20287 (20.29)

1689 (18.6)

 Total

10287

9066

Number of living children

 No living children

1018 (9.9)

800 (8.8)

 1–2 living children

3193 (31.0)

2628 (29.0)

  ≥ 3

6076 (59.1)

5638 (62.2)

 Total

10287

9066

Number of people in the household

  ≤ 4

3337 (32.4)

2681 (29.6)

 5–7 people

4910 (47.7)

4470 (49.3)

  ≥ 8

2040 (19.8)

1915 (21.1)

 Total

10287

9066

Respondent currently working

 Yes

3678 (35.8)

2244 (24.7)

 No

6600 (64.2)

6822 (75.3)

 Total

10277

9066

Husband’s desire for more children

 Husband wants more

2504 (24.5)

1540 (17.1)

 Wants same

4234 (41.4)

2981 (33.0)

 Wants fewer

887 (8.7)

433 (4.8)

 Unknown

2598 (25.41)

4077 (45.2)

 Total

10223

9031

Contraceptive needs satisfied

 Yes

2944 (52.11)

1334 (29.0)

 No

2705 (47.9)

3272 (71.0)

 Total

5949

4606

Contraceptive use

 Yes

2944 (28.61)

1334 (14.7)

 No

7344 (71.39)

7732 (85.3)

 Total

10288

9066