Variables             

Freq.

 %

Mean

Sig.

Variables

Freq.

 %

Mean

Sig.

Employment status

Contraceptive use

Unemployed

242

37.3%

1.69

0.081^*

Yes

322

49.6%

1.31

0.000^*

Employed

407

62.7%

1.52

No

327

50.4%

1.85

Women income in Birr

Marital status

0-1500

204

31.4%

2.18

0.000^*

Married

432

66.6%

1.87

0.000^*

1500.01-3000

134

20.6%

1.54

Single

114

17.6%

0.79

3000.01-4500

133

20.5%

1.36

Divorced

87

13.4%

1.18

> 4500

178

27.4%

1.09

Widowed

16

2.5%

1.75

Age at first birth

Age of Mother

15-19

138

22.8%

1.88

0.008^*

20-24

33

5.1%

1.03

0.152

20-24

240

39.6%

1.70

25-29

159

24.5%

1.48

25-29

137

22.6%

1.67

30-34

156

24.1%

1.96

30-34

66

10.9%

1.39

35-39

141

21.8%

2.00

> 35

25

4.1%

1.40

> 40

159

24.5%

1.06

History of Child mortality

Household food security status

No

534

87.8%

1.63

0.000^*

Food-secure

206

31.7%

1.14

0.000^*

Yes

74

12.2%

2.11

Food-insecure

443

68.3%

1.79

Desired number of children

Religion

0-2

262

40.4%

1.50

0.278

Orthodox

418

67.5%

1.52

0.035^*

3-4

251

38.7%

1.65

Protestant

108

17.4%

1.45

> 5

136

21.0%

1.62

Muslim

93

15.0%

1.89

Women level of education

Uneducated

77

11.9%

1.48

0.649

Informal

44

6.8%

1.50

Primary

219

33.7%

1.76

Secondary

257

39.6%

1.51

Above Diploma

52

8.0%

1.42