Table 1 Background characteristics of female respondents of child-bearing age, N = 9949
From: Inequalities in maternal malnutrition in Ethiopia: evidence from a nationally representative data
Characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Age of the mother | ||
15–24 | 2168 | 21.8 |
25–34 | 5245 | 52.7 |
34 + | 2536 | 25.5 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 1147 | 11.5 |
Rural | 8802 | 88.5 |
Work status | ||
Working | 2725 | 27.4 |
Not working | 7224 | 72.6 |
Education of mothers | ||
No education | 6581 | 66.1 |
Primary level | 2636 | 26.5 |
Secondary and above | 732 | 7.4 |
Education of fathers | ||
No education | 5092 | 51.2 |
Primary | 3691 | 37.1 |
Secondary and higher | 1166 | 11.7 |
Household size | ||
1–3 members | 961 | 9.7 |
4–7 members | 5037 | 50.6 |
7 + | 3951 | 39.7 |
Wealth index | ||
Poorest | 2335 | 23.5 |
Poorer | 2236 | 22.5 |
Middle | 2074 | 20.8 |
Richer | 1796 | 18.1 |
Richest | 1508 | 15.2 |
Family structure | ||
Monogamous | 8314 | 83.6 |
Polygamous | 1082 | 10.9 |