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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, EDHS 2016

From: Risk factor of neonatal mortality in Ethiopia: multilevel analysis of 2016 Demographic and Health Survey

Variable

Categories

Frequency

Percent

Mothers age

15–24

825

33.7

25–34

1332

54.4

35–49

292

11.9

Mothers educational status

No education

1436

58.6

Primary

699

28.5

Secondary and above

314

12.8

Family size

≤ 4

773

31.6

> 4

1676

68.4

Wealth index

Poor

1295

52.9

Middle

329

13.4

Richer

825

33.7

Current marital status

Separated

129

5.3

Married

2320

94.7

Mothers occupation

Housewife

1913

78.1

Employed

536

21.9

Husbands’ educational status

No education

1050

42.9

Primary

807

33.0

Secondary and above

592

24.2

Sex of household head

Male

1950

79.6

Female

499

20.4

Region

Tigray

255

10.4

Afar

236

9.6

Amhara

220

9.0

Oromia

370

15.1

Somali

361

14.7

Benishangul

192

7.8

SNNPR

289

11.8

Gambela

146

6.0

Harari

146

6.0

Addis Ababa

119

4.9

Dire Dawa

115

4.7

Source of drinking water

Protected

751

30.7

Unprotected

1698

69.3

Improved toilet facility

Yes

1351

55.2

No

1098

44.8

Residence

Urban

480

19.6

Rural

1969

80.4