Variable | Categories | Frequency | Percent |
---|---|---|---|
Age of the child in months | 6–11 | 914 | 11.7 |
12–23 | 1765 | 22.7 | |
24–35 | 1702 | 21.8 | |
36–47 | 1656 | 21.3 | |
48–59 | 1757 | 22.5 | |
Sex of the child | Male | 4010 | 51.4 |
Female | 3784 | 48.6 | |
Residence | Urban | 1327 | 17.0 |
Rural | 6467 | 83.0 | |
Religion of mothers | Orthodox | 2350 | 30.2 |
Protestant | 1417 | 18.2 | |
Muslim | 3837 | 49.2 | |
Others | 190 | 2.4 | |
Maternal educational level | No education | 5084 | 65.2 |
Primary | 1981 | 25.4 | |
Secondary | 486 | 6.3 | |
Higher | 243 | 3.1 | |
Maternal age in years | 15–24 | 1757 | 22.5 |
25–29 | 2355 | 30.2 | |
30–34 | 1778 | 22.8 | |
35–48 | 1904 | 24.5 | |
Wealth index of child’s family | Poorest | 2854 | 36.6 |
Poorer | 1387 | 17.8 | |
Middle | 1156 | 14.8 | |
Richer | 983 | 12.6 | |
Richest | 1414 | 18.2 | |
Region | Tigray | 828 | 10.6 |
Afar | 744 | 9.6 | |
Amhara | 783 | 10.0 | |
Oromia | 1220 | 15.7 | |
Somali | 1019 | 13.0 | |
Benishangul | 659 | 8.5 | |
SNNPR | 995 | 12.8 | |
Gambella | 509 | 6.5 | |
Harari | 373 | 4.8 | |
Addis Ababa | 305 | 3.9 | |
Dire Dawa | 359 | 4.6 |