Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study subjects in rural Ada districts, Oromia region, Ethiopia, November, 2014
Socio-demographic variable | Frequency (n = 356) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
15–29 | 308 | 86.5 |
30–44 | 48 | 13.5 |
Educational status | ||
Illiterate | 160 | 45.0 |
Informal education | 8 | 2.2 |
Primary (1st- 4th grade) | 36 | 10.1 |
Secondary (5-8th grade) | 119 | 33.4 |
High school or above | 33 | 9.3 |
Occupation | ||
Unemployed | 339 | 95.2 |
Others | 17 | 4.8 |
Ethnicity | ||
Oromo | 297 | 83.4 |
Amhara | 54 | 15.2 |
Others | 5 | 1.4 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 343 | 96.4 |
Protestant | 8 | 2.2 |
Other | 5 | 1.4 |
Marital status | ||
Married/Living together | 352 | 98.9 |
Others | 4 | 1.1 |