Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of the respondents in Hadiya Zone, South Ethiopia, March 2014
Background characteristics | Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 298 | 73.2 |
Male | 109 | 26.8 | |
Age | 18-24 | 75 | 18.4 |
25-34 | 178 | 43.8 | |
35-44 | 87 | 21.4 | |
45-54 | 36 | 8.8 | |
55+ | 31 | 7.6 | |
Marital status | Married | 335 | 82.3 |
Single | 48 | 11.8 | |
Divorced | 16 | 3.9 | |
Widowed | 8 | 2.0 | |
Educational level | Illiterate | 45 | 11.0 |
Grade 1-8 | 111 | 27.3 | |
Grade 9.12 | 120 | 29.5 | |
College and above | 131 | 32.2 | |
Religion | Protestant | 268 | 65.8 |
Orthodox | 88 | 21.6 | |
Muslim | 27 | 6.6 | |
Catholic | 24 | 5.9 | |
Occupation | Gov’t employee | 139 | 34.2 |
House wife | 137 | 33.7 | |
Merchant | 59 | 7.6 | |
Daily laborer | 31 | 14.5 | |
Others* | 41 | 10.1 |