Variable

Frequency

Percent

Age of mothers

      30-39

      40-49

509

121

80.8

19.2

Marital status

      Married

      Others^*

504

126

80

20

Religion

    Christian

    Muslim and protestant

601

29

95.4

4.6

Educational status

     No formal education

     Primary education

     Secondary education

     College and above

176

149

168

137

27.9

23.7

26.7

21.7

Ethnicity

         Amhara

         Others^**

619

11

98.3

1.7

Occupation

 Housewife

 Self-employee (doing own small business)

 Private employee(salaried in the nongovernmental sector)  

 Government employee

119

223

142

146

18.9

35.4

22.5

23.2

Household income ^***

       < 900

         900-1600

        1601-2699

        > = 2700

131

129

239

131

20.8

20.5

37.9

20.8