International Journal for Equity in Health

Table 1 Socio-economic characteristics of the mothers in Ethiopia in 2016 (n = 16,515)

From: Skilled delivery inequality in Ethiopia: to what extent are the poorest and uneducated mothers benefiting?

Characteristics	Frequency	Percentage
Age
15–29	9656	58.1
30–39	4569	27.3
40–49	2290	13.5
Highest educational level
No formal education	7894	47.8
Primary	5780	35
Secondary and above	2841	17.2
Wealth status
Poorest	2842	17.2
Poorer	2956	17.9
Medium	3154	19.1
Richer	3187	19.3
Richest	4376	26.5
Religion
Orthodox	6986	42.3
Catholic	182	1.1
Protestant	2940	17.8
Muslim	6177	37.4
Others^a	231	1.4
Place of residence
Urban	3666	22.2
Rural	12849	77.8
Household size
Five or less	7944	48.1
Six and above	8571	51.9
Source of water drinking
Improved^b	4905	29.7
Unimproved^d	11610	70.3
Toilet facility
No facility	5334	32.3
Improved^c	1040	6.3
Unimproved^e	8736	52.9

^aTraditional belief
^bPiped water into dwelling, Piped water to yard/plot, Public tap or standpipe, Tube-well or borehole, Protected dug well, Protected spring, Rainwater
^cFlush toilet, Piped sewer system, Septic tank, Flush/pour flush to pit latrine, Ventilated improved pit latrine, Pit latrine with slab, Composting toilet
^dWater sources not mentioned in improved list
^etoilet facilities not mentioned in improved list

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