Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of respondents who participated in the survey, urban towns of Oromia, 2018, Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age category | ||
15–24 | 25 | 3.0 |
25–34 | 221 | 26.6 |
35–44 | 315 | 38.0 |
45–54 | 168 | 20.2 |
> 54 | 101 | 12.2 |
Sex | ||
Male | 449 | 54.1 |
Female | 381 | 45.9 |
Relation to the head of the HH | ||
Husband | 438 | 52.8 |
Spouse | 366 | 44.1 |
Child | 18 | 2.2 |
Others | 8 | 1.0 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 424 | 51.1 |
Muslim | 141 | 17.0 |
Protestant | 246 | 29.6 |
Catholic | 18 | 2.2 |
Others | 1 | .1 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 188 | 22.7 |
Oromo | 488 | 58.8 |
Guragie | 97 | 11.7 |
Tigre | 37 | 4.5 |
Others | 20 | 2.4 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 49 | 5.9 |
Married | 659 | 79.4 |
Divorced | 46 | 5.5 |
Widowed | 74 | 8.9 |
Separated | 2 | .2 |
Occupation | ||
Farmer | 43 | 5.2 |
Housewife | 213 | 25.7 |
Merchant | 288 | 34.7 |
Daily Laborer | 167 | 20.1 |
Priv. Com. Employee | 3 | .4 |
Self-employed | 15 | 1.8 |
Others | 101 | 12.2 |
Educational status | ||
Can’t read and write | 43 | 5.2 |
Read and write | 69 | 8.3 |
Grade 1–8 | 204 | 24.6 |
Grade 9–12 | 293 | 35.3 |
Certificate/Diploma | 178 | 21.4 |
Degree and above | 43 | 5.2 |
Family size | ||
< 3 | 296 | 35.7 |
3–6 | 455 | 54.8 |
> 6 | 79 | 9.5 |
Pregnancy | ||
Yes | 154 | 18.6 |
No | 676 | 81.4 |
Participation in Iddir | ||
Yes | 630 | 75.9 |
No | 200 | 24.1 |