Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, Goba woreda, Oromia region, Ethiopia, April, 2013
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Residence | ||
Urban | 116 | 20.6 |
Rural | 446 | 79.4 |
Age | ||
≤ 20 | 94 | 16.7 |
21-25 | 190 | 33.8 |
26-30 | 164 | 29.2 |
>30 | 114 | 20.3 |
Mean ( ± SD) | 26.6 (±5.9) | |
Religion | ||
Muslim | 276 | 49.1 |
Orthodox | 276 | 49.1 |
Protestant | 7 | 1.2 |
Other * | 3 | 0.5 |
Marital status | ||
Married/in Union | 531 | 94.5 |
Single | 14 | 2.1 |
Widowed | 8 | 1.4 |
Divorced | 6 | 1.1 |
Separated | 3 | 0.5 |
Ethnicity | ||
Oromo | 410 | 73 |
Amhara | 139 | 24.7 |
Tigre | 2 | 0.4 |
Gamo | 2 | 0.4 |
Other ** | 9 | 1.6 |
Educational level | ||
None | 161 | 28.6 |
Read and write | 16 | 2.8 |
Primary | 266 | 47.3 |
Secondary and above | 119 | 21.2 |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 479 | 85.2 |
Gov’t. employee | 21 | 3.7 |
Private employee | 14 | 2.5 |
Merchant | 42 | 7.7 |
Other *** | 6 | 1.1 |
Monthly income of the women + | ||
None | 224 | 39.9 |
(None-100] | 56 | 10 |
101-300 | 135 | 24 |
≥ 301 | 147 | 26.2 |
Total family income + | ||
≤ 100 | 12 | 2.1 |
101-300 | 60 | 10.7 |
≥ 301 | 487 | 87.1 |
Mean ( ± SD) | 1267.9 ( ± 1298.7) | |
Family size | ||
≤ 4 | 281 | 50 |
5-6 | 162 | 28.8 |
≥ 7 | 119 | 21.1 |
Mean ( ± SD) | 5.0 (±2.1) |