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Table 1 The characteristics of the study participants of 2000, 2005, 2011, and 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health survey

From: Trend, multivariate decomposition and spatial variations of unintended pregnancy among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: evidence from demographic and health surveys

Variables

Categories

Weighted frequency (%)

EDHS 2000

Weighted frequency (%) EDHS 2005

Weighted frequency (%) EDHS 2011

Weighted frequency (%) EDHS 2016

Maternal age (in years)

15–19

473 (5.92)

440 (6.02)

402 (5.08)

339 (4.47)

20–24

1728 (21.66)

1474 (20.16)

1609 (20.34)

1466 (19.30)

25–29

2026 (25.40)

1961 (26.83)

2383 (30.13)

2166 (28.53)

30–34

1490 (18.76)

1428 (19.54)

1490 (18.83)

1662 (21.89)

35–39

1220 (15.29)

1138 (15.57)

1239 (15.67)

1207 (15.89)

40–44

707 (8.85)

579 (7.91)

572 (7.22)

547 (7.20)

45–49

329 (4.12)

290 (3.96)

216 (2.73)

270 (2.73)

Residence

Urban

908 (11.38)

634 (8.67)

1189 (15.00)

969 (12.77)

Rural

7067 (88.62)

6674 (91.33)

6719 (84.98)

6621 (87.21)

Current marital Status

Currently not married

785 (9.84)

535 (7.32)

723 (9.14)

482 (6.34)

Currently married

7190 (90.16)

6773 (92.68)

7186 (90.86)

7109 (93.66)

Household size

1–3

1112 (13.94)

910 (12.44)

1080 (13.65)

1033 (13.61)

4–6

4047 (50.74)

3644 (49.86)

4057 (51.30)

3889 (51.23)

>  = 7

2817 (35.31)

2754 (37.76)

2772 (35.05)

2669 (35.16)

Religion

Orthodox

4054 (50.83)

3263 (44.64)

3328 (42.07)

2883 (37.97)

Protestant

1232 (15.45)

1464 (19.21)

2563 (32.41)

1652 (21.76)

Muslim

2338 (29.31)

2383 (32.60)

250 (3.16)

2825 (37.21)

Other

352 (4.41)

260 (3.55)

1769 (22.36)

233 (3.06)

Region

Small peripherals

273 (3.42)

449 (6.14)

399 (5.04)

442 (5.81)

Large centrals

7511 (94.18)

6691 (91.57)

7271 (91.94)

6900 (90.96)

Metropolitans

191 (2.40)

168 (2.30)

239 (3.01)

250 (3.28)

Media exposure

No

5798 (72.28)

4564 (62.46)

3171 (40.10)

4970 (65.47)

Yes

2169 (27.22)

2743 (37.54)

4737 (59.90)

2621 (34.53)

Maternal working status

No

3359 (42.13)

5500 (75.26)

5140 (64.94)

5418 (71.38)

Yes

4614 (57.87)

1809 (24.47)

2769 (35.01)

2173 (28.62)

Maternal educational level

No formal education

6549 (82.12)

5735 (78.47)

5271 (66.64)

4792 (63.12)

Primary

1002 (12.56)

1206 (16.49)

2271 (28.71)

2150 (28.32)

Secondary and above

425 (5.32)

368 (5.04)

368 (4.65)

650 (8.55)

Household head

Male

6758 (84.75)

6420 (87.85)

6912 (89.42)

6474 (85.29)

Female

1217 (15.25)

888 (12.15)

1297 (16.40)

1117 (14.71)

Parity

Prime

1363 (17.08)

1191 (16.29)

1400 (17.69)

1435 (18.90)

Multi

3262 (40.90)

3026 (41.40)

3465 (43.81)

3190 (42.02)

Grand

3350 (42.02)

3092 (42.31)

3045 (38.50)

2966 (39.08)

Ever had terminated pregnancy

No

6735 (84.46)

6689 (91.53)

7072 (89.42)

6910 (91.04)

Yes

1240 (15.54)

619 (8.47)

837 (10.58)

680 (8.96)

Knowledge of ovulatory cycle

Don’t know

1760 (22.06)

2387 (32.66)

2002 (25.31)

1254 (16.51)

Know

6215 (77.94)

4921 (67.34)

5907 (74.69)

6337 (83.49)