Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of women with children aged 0–23 months in Ethiopia, 2019

Variables	Category	Weighted frequency (n)	Per cent
Respondent’s current age (in years)	15–24	665	32.38
	25–34	1062	51.7
	35–49	327	15.92
Maternal highest educational level	No education	992	48.3
	Primary	725	35.3
	Secondary	202	9.83
	Higher	135	6.57
Current marital status	Married	1945	94.69
Current marital status	Unmarried	109	5.31
Religion	Orthodox	627	30.53
	Catholic	13	0.63
	Protestant	379	18.45
	Muslim	1011	49.22
	Others	24	1.17
Family size	1–4	657	31.99
	5–8	1130	55.01
	9 and above	267	13
Possession of radio or TV	No	1312	63.88
Possession of radio or TV	Yes	742	36.12
Wealth index	Poor	992	48.3
	Medium	286	13.92
	Rich	776	37.78
Region	Tigray	180	8.76
	Afar	223	10.86
	Amhara	200	9.74
	Oromia	255	12.41
	Somali	196	9.54
	Benishangul	184	8.96
	SNNPR	217	10.56
	Gambella	167	8.13
	Harari	156	7.59
	Addis Ababa	118	5.74
	Dire Dawa	158	7.69
Place of residence	Urban	511	24.88
Place of residence	Rural	1543	75.12
Community-level women education	Low	1018	49.56
Community-level women education	High	1036	50.44
Community-level ANC utilisation	Low	1018	49.56
Community-level ANC utilisation	High	1036	50.44
Community-level health facility delivery	Low	1010	49.17
Community-level health facility delivery	High	1044	50.83
Community wealth level	Low	1069	52.04
Community wealth level	High	985	47.96

ANC, antenatal care; SNNPR, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region.