Disparities in Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Utilization among Married Women in Ethiopia: Findings of the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey

Table 1

Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of study participants.

Characteristics	Frequency ()	Percent (%)
Age of the respondent (years)
15-24	519	25.4
25-34	949	46.4
34 and above	577	28.2
Religion
Orthodox	1071	52.4
Protestant	465	22.7
Muslin	485	23.7
Others	24	1.2
Educational level
No formal education	942	46.1
Primary	719	35.2
Secondary	228	11.1
Higher	156	7.6
Occupation
Unemployed (not working)	889	43.5
Working	1156	56.5
Husband/partner’s education level
No education	655	32.0
Primary	848	41.5
Secondary	285	13.9
Higher	257	12.6
Husband/partner’s occupation
Unemployed (not working)	87	4.3
Working	1958	95.7
Household wealth of category
Poor	603	29.5
Middle	500	24.4
Rich	942	46.1
Place of residence
Urban	656	32.1
Rural	1389	67.9
Region (province)
Tigray	210	10.3
Afar and Somali	54	2.6
Amhara	432	21.1
Oromia	289	14.1
Benishangul and Gambela	300	14.7
Southern Nations, Nationalities and People (SNNP)	367	17.9
Harari, Diredewa, and Addis Ababa	393	19.2