Unintentional Injuries and Sociodemographic Factors among Households in Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents, Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey, 2016.

Characteristics of respondents (n = 16,650)	Frequency	Percent
Sex
Male	11413	68.5
Female	5237	31.5
Age in years
15–24	1259	7.6
25–34	4192	25.2
35–44	3828	23.0
45–54	2725	16.4
55–64	2330	14.0
64+	2316	13.9
Marital status of household head
Never married	1046	6.3
Married	12073	72.5
Widowed, divorced	3531	21.3
Educational status
No education, preschool	8726	52.4
Primary	4658	28.0
Secondary	1686	10.1
Higher	1580	9.5
Place of residence
Urban	5232	31.4
Rural	11418	68.6
Number of household members
<4	6258	37.6
4–5	5024	30.2
≥6	5368	32.2
Wealth index of household in quintile
Lowest	4676	28.1
Second	2348	14.1
Middle	2057	12.4
Fourth	2020	12.1
Highest	5549	33.3