Table 1 Demographic and Socio-economic characteristics of the study participants in West. Gojjam Zone, northwest Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 690)
Variable | Description | Frequency n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 598 (89.7) |
Female | 62 (10.3) | |
Age | Less than 30 years | 46 (7.1) |
30–39 years | 165 (25.7) | |
40–49 years | 186 (28.9) | |
50–59 years | 165 (25.7) | |
60 years and above | 80 (12.5) | |
Marital status | Married | 561 (84.1) |
Single | 26 (3.9) | |
Divorced | 42 (6.3) | |
Widowed | 24 (3.6) | |
Education | Not able to read and write | 83 (15.5) |
Able to read and write | 228 (42.7) | |
169 (31.6) | ||
Secondary school & above | 54 (10.1) | |
Occupation | Farmers | 636 (95.4) |
Merchants | 6 (0.9) | |
Housewifes | 1 (0.1) | |
Daily laborers | 13 (1.9) | |
Others | 3 (0.4) | |
Family size | ≤ 3 members | 134 (20.7) |
4–6 members | 342 (53) | |
> 6 members | 170 (26.3) | |
Household’s wealth | Poorest (1st quintile) | 148 (23.2) |
Poor (2nd quintile) | 11 (17.4) | |
Medium (3rd quintile) | 129 (20.2) | |
Rich (4th quintile) | 127 (19.9) | |
Richest (5th quintile) | 124 (19.4) |