Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants, Hawassa city, Southern Ethiopia, June 2015
Variables (n = 524) | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 230 | 43.9 |
Female | 294 | 56.1 |
Age (years) | ||
18–24 | 194 | 37.0 |
25–34 | 187 | 35.7 |
35–44 | 75 | 14.0 |
45–54 | 42 | 8.3 |
55–64 | 26 | 5.0 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 213 | 40.6 |
Protestant | 201 | 38.4 |
Catholic | 56 | 10.7 |
Muslim | 44 | 8.4 |
Other | 12 | 2.3 |
Ethnicity | ||
Sidama | 178 | 34.0 |
Wolayita | 99 | 19.1 |
Amahra | 73 | 14.1 |
Oromo | 52 | 10.2 |
Tigre | 41 | 8.0 |
Kambata | 40 | 6.1 |
Gurage | 30 | 5.7 |
Others | 19 | 3.6 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 288 | 55.1 |
Single | 215 | 41.3 |
Divorced | 11 | 2.1 |
Widowed/Widower | 10 | 1.9 |
Educational status | ||
No formal education | 36 | 6.8 |
1–4 grade | 77 | 14.7 |
5–8 grade | 136 | 25.9 |
9–12 grade | 142 | 27.1 |
Tertiary education | 133 | 25.4 |
Family size | ||
1–2 | 254 | 48.5 |
2–4 | 169 | 32.3 |
4–12 | 101 | 19.2 |
Household monthly income (USD) | ||
< 45 | 187 | 35.7 |
45–82 | 228 | 43.5 |
> 82 | 109 | 20.8 |
Occupation | ||
Government | 122 | 23.3 |
Daily laborer | 111 | 21.2 |
Self-employed | 102 | 19.5 |
Non-governmental employee | 88 | 16.8 |
Housewife | 82 | 15.6 |
Others | 19 | 3.6 |