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Table 1 Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of households (N = 7909)

From: Modeling the predictors of stunting in Ethiopia: analysis of 2016 Ethiopian demographic health survey data (EDHS)

Variable

Frequency

%

Age of mother at delivery

 15–19

240

3.03

 20–29

3933

49.73

 30–39

3065

38.75

 40–49

671

8.48

Time to access clean water (n = 6503)

  < 30 min

3748

57.63

  ≥ 30 min

2755

42.37

 Missing

1406

 

Paternal educational attainment

 No education

3592

48.21

 Primary only

2484

33.34

 Secondary

754

10.20

 Tertiary

564

7.63

Age child(in months)

 6 to 24

2919

36.91

  > 24 to 59

4990

63.09

Residence

 Urban

1452

18.36

 Rural

6457

81.64

Maternal educational attainment

 No education

5092

64.38

 Primary only

2021

25.55

 Secondary

513

6.49

 Tertiary

283

3.58

Wealth index

 Poorest

2821

35.67

 Poorer

1396

17.65

 Middle

1161

14.68

 Richer

987

12.48

 Richest

1544

19.52

Sex of child

 Male

4454

51.26

 Female

3855

48.74

Birth interval

  < 24 month

1533

24.14

  ≥ 24 month

4817

75.86

 Missing

1559