Table 1 Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of respondents in Benishangul in Gumuz region, 2013
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Maternal Education | ||
No education | 541 | 58.5 |
Primary or above | 384 | 39.5 |
Occupation of mother | ||
Not working | 448 | 48.9 |
Working | 468 | 51.1 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 78 | 8.4 |
Rural | 847 | 91.6 |
Household size | ||
5 or less | 462 | 49.9 |
6 and above | 463 | 50.1 |
No of under five in the HH | ||
2 or less | 756 | 81.7 |
3 and above | 169 | 13.3 |
Wealth status | ||
Poor | 484 | 52.3 |
Medium | 187 | 20.2 |
Rich | 254 | 27.5 |
Religion of the mother | ||
Orthodox | 211 | 23.1 |
Muslim | 522 | 56.4 |
Protestant | 146 | 15.8 |
Others† | 11 | 1.2 |
Ethnicity of the mother | ||
Amhara | 225 | 24.3 |
Berta | 270 | 29.2 |
Gumuz | 196 | 21.2 |
Oromo | 133 | 14.4 |
Others* | 91 | 10.9 |
Age of Mother | ||
15-24 | 734 | 79.4 |
25-34 | 179 | 19.4 |
35-49 | 12 | 1.3 |
Father’s education | ||
No education | 509 | 55.2 |
Primary or above | 412 | 44.8 |