Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of married women of pastoralist community of Afar region, 2013
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age of married women (n = 602) | ||
15–19 | 45 | 7.5 |
20–24 | 136 | 22.6 |
25–29 | 169 | 28.1 |
30–34 | 125 | 20.8 |
35–39 | 84 | 14.0 |
> = 40 | 43 | 7.0 |
Religion (n = 602) | ||
Muslim | 595 | 98.8 |
Othersa | 7 | 1.2 |
Ethnicity (n = 602) | ||
Afar | 579 | 96.2 |
Othersb | 23 | 3.8 |
Residence (n = 602) | ||
Rural | 593 | 98.5 |
Urban | 9 | 1.5 |
Education status (n = 602) | ||
Not able to read and write | 540 | 89.7 |
Primary school | 37 | 6.1 |
Secondary school | 21 | 3.5 |
College or University level | 4 | 0.7 |
Occupational status (n = 602) | ||
Student | 12 | 1.99 |
Employee | 29 | 4.8 |
House wife | 421 | 69.9 |
Merchant | 20 | 3.32 |
Pastoralist | 122 | 20.26 |
Own earn income (n = 602) | ||
Yes | 51 | 8.5 |
No | 551 | 91.5 |
House hold income (n = 602) | ||
<27 $ | 482 | 80.1 |
27–55.5 $ | 102 | 16.9 |
> 55.5 $ | 18 | 3.0 |