Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics among currently married women in respondents in Meyu Muluke District, Eastern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 436).

From: Eight out of every twenty-five married women have an unmet need for family planning in Meyu Muluke District, Eastern Ethiopia

Variables

Categories

Frequency

Percentage

Age

15–19

47

10.8

20–24

117

26.8

25–29

115

26.4

30–34

104

23.9

≥ 35

53

12.2

Residence

Urban

109

25

Rural

327

75

Ethnicity

Oromo

425

97.5

Amhara

11

2.5

Religion

Muslim

420

96.3

Christian

16

3.7

Education

No formal education

283

64.9

Primary school

84

19.3

Secondary school and above

69

15.8

Occupational status

Housewife

260

59.6

Farmer

49

11.2

Daily laborer

9

2.1

Government employee

35

8

Merchant

83

19

Wealth quintiles

Low

47

10.77

Middle

124

28.46

High

265

60.77

Family size

2–3

144

33

4–5

101

23.2

6 and above

191

43.8

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