Health system responsiveness and associated factors among outpatients in primary health care facilities in Ethiopia

Table 2 Respondents’ socio-demographic characteristics (n = 417)

Variables	Frequencies (n)	Percentage (%)
Sex
Male	226	54.2
Female	191	45.8
Age (years)
18–29	170	40.8
30–39	89	21.3
40–49	54	13.0
50 and above	104	24.9
Residence
Rural	288	69.6
Urban	129	30.4
Religion
Orthodox	387	92.8
Muslim	30	7.2
Occupational status
Farmer	254	60.9
Government employee	53	12.7
Merchant	45	10.8
Others^a	65	15.6
Current marital status
Married	255	61.1
Not married^b	162	38.9
Educational status
Unable to read and write	70	16.8
Able to read and write	105	25.2
Primary (grade 1–8)	135	32.4
High school and above	107	25.6
Household monthly income(ETB)^c
> 650	138	33.1
< = 650	268	64.3
Unknown	11	2.6

^aStudent, private employee, daily laborer, ^bSingle, divorced, windowed, ^cEthiopian Birr (currency)

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