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Table 1 Current living arrangement with first husband by age at first marriage

From: Early marriage and women’s empowerment: the case of child-brides in Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia

 

Age at first marriage

Total

< 18

≥18

 

Currently living with first husband ****

No

N (%)

140 (32)

147 (18)

287 (23)

Yes

N (%)

304 (68)

687 (82)

991 (77)

Total

N (%)

444 (100)

834 (100)

1278 (100)

Reason for not living with first husband*****

Divorced & single

N (%)

85 (19)

101 (12)

186 (15)

Divorced & remarried

N (%)

42 (9)

21 (3)

63 (5)

Widowed

N (%)

3 (1)

9 (1)

12 (1)

Inapplicable

N (%)

314 (71)

703 (84)

1017 (80)

Total

N (%)

444 (100)

834 (100)

1278 (100)

  1. Percent in cells is calculated within age at first marriage
  2. ****sig at α = .001 (Source: Survey, 2017)