Early Marriage and Its Determinants among Married Reproductive Age Group Women in Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia: A Multilevel Analysis

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of married reproductive-age women, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, 2016.

Variable	Category	Weighted frequency	Percent
Residence	Urban	487	16.88
	Rural	2400	83.12
Religion	Orthodox	2,406	83.32
	Muslim	478	16.56
	Other+	3	0.21
Ethnicity	Amhara	2,778	96.21
	Oromo	61	2.13
	Agew	38	1.33
	Other++	10	0.33
Respondent’s educational status	No education	1,938	67.10
	Primary	662	22.94
	Secondary	174	6.02
	Higher	113	3.94
Husband’s educational status	No education	1,570	65.03
	Primary	540	22.35
	Secondary	144	5.97
	Higher	160	6.65
Respondent’s occupation	Agriculture	1195	37.98
	Business	304	10.26
	Professional	87	3.67
	Daily laborer	195	6.75
	No job	1,081	38.52
	Other+++	25	2.81
Husband’s occupation	Agriculture	1,784	73.91
	Business	179	7.42
	Professional	134	5.57
	Daily laborer	186	7.73
	Other+++	130	5.37
Wealth index	Poorest	434	15.03
	Poorer	577	19.97
	Middle	691	23.92
	Rich	655	22.70
	Richest	530	18.39
Who decide the marriage	Myself	435	15.09
	Parents	2405	83.28
	Other relatives/family	47	1.63
Media exposure	No	1889	65.43
	Yes	998	34.57

Other+: Catholics and protestants; Other++: Argoba and Kimant; Other+++: EDHS 2016 other category.