Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents in Goba district, 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 |
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 |
Other** | 13 | 2.3 |
Educational level | ||
Cannot read and write | 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 |
Total family income | ||
≤100 | 12 | 2.1 |
101-300 | 60 | 10.7 |
≤301 | 487 | 87.1 |
Husbands educational level | ||
Cannot read and write | 83 | 15.3 |
Read and write | 31 | 5.7 |
Primary | 271 | 48.2 |
Secondary and above | 159 | 28.3 |
Husbands’ occupation | ||
Farming | 336 | 61.8 |
Gov’t. employee | 76 | 14 |
Private employee | 80 | 14.7 |
Merchant | 52 | 9.6 |