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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of adolescents in Ethiopia using the 2000 to 2016 DHS

From: Trends and determinants of teenage childbearing in Ethiopia: evidence from the 2000 to 2016 demographic and health surveys

Variables

2000 DHS

n (%)

2005 DHS

n (%)

2011 DHS

n (%)

2016 DHS

n (%)

Age (years)

(mean + SD)

16.71 + 1.4

16.9 + 1.4

16.8 + 1.4

16.9 + 1.34

Residence

Urban

816 (22)

703 (21.5)

1042 (26)

805 (23.8)

Rural

2894 (78)

2562 (78.5)

2968 (74)

2576 (76.2)

Religion

Orthodox

1881 (50.7)

1703 (52.2)

2023 (50.5)

1426 (42.2)

Catholic

62 (1.7)

45 (1.4)

36 (0.9)

22 (0.7)

Protestant

545 (14.7)

606 (18.6)

833 (20.8)

847 (25)

Muslim

1098 (29.6)

859 (26.3)

1075 (26.8)

1064 (31.5)

Traditional

116 (3.1)

28 (0.9)

20 (0.5)

16 (0.5)

Other

6 (0.2)

24 (0.7)

17 (0.4)

6 (0.2)

Marital status

Never married

2597 (70.0)

2394 (73.3)

3087 (77)

2642 (78.1)

Married

851 (22.9)

689 (21.1)

707 (17.6)

569 (16.8)

Living together

11 (0.3)

21 (0.7)

58 (1.5)

19 (0.6)

Widowed

8 (0.2)

8 (0.2)

4 (0.1)

1 (.0)

Divorced

190 (5.1)

132 (4.0)

127 (3.2)

98 (2.9)

No longer living together/separated

53 (1.4)

20 (0.6)

27 (0.7)

53 (1.6)

Educational status

No education

2265 (61.0)

1308 (40.1)

695 (17.3)

469 (13.9)

Primary

977 (26.3)

1423 (43.6)

2813 (70.2)

2148 (63.5)

Secondary

468 (12.6)

519 (15.9)

406 (10.1)

678 (20)

Higher

-

16 (0.5)

95 (2.4)

87 (2.6)

Currently working

No

1872 (50.4)

2494 (76.4)

2920 (72.8)

2558 (75.7)

Yes

1836 (49.5)

770 (23.6)

1086 (27.1)

823 (24.3)

Wealth Quantile

Lowest

472 (12.7)

448 (13.7)

686 (17.1)

478 (14.1)

Second

1915 (51.6)

566 (17.3)

696 (17.4)

558 (16.5)

Middle

190 (5.1)

627 (19.2)

687 (17.1)

638 (18.9)

Fourth

534 (14.4)

603 (18.5)

889 (22.2)

716 (21.2)

Highest

600 (16.2)

1022 (31.3)

1051 (26.2)

992 (29.3)

Total

3710 (100)

3266 (100)

4009 (100)

3381 (100)