Table 1 Socio-demographic characters of participants in North Shoa Zone, 2022
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Age of the respondent (Mean ± SD; 52 ± 11.1 | |
Young age group (15–47 years) | 130 (30.1) |
Middle age group (48–63 years) | 231 (53.5) |
Elder age group (≥ 64) | 71 (16.4) |
Sex of the respondent | |
Male | 225 (52.1) |
Female | 207(47.9) |
The religion of the respondent | |
Orthodox | 346 (80.1) |
Muslim | 25 (5.8) |
Protestant | 61(14.1) |
The residential area of respondents | |
Urban | 257 (62.0) |
Rural | 175 (40.5) |
Current marital status of the respondent | |
Married | 324 (75.0) |
Single | 30 (6.9) |
Divorce | 43 (10.0) |
Widowed | 35 (8.1) |
Educational status of the respondent | |
No formal education | 189 (43.8) |
Attending formal education | 243 (56.2) |
Employment status of the respondents | |
Government employee | 94 (21.8) |
Merchant /Business / | 79 (18.3) |
Housewife | 124 (28.7) |
Farmer | 135 (31.3) |
Family monthly Income (Ethiopia Birr) | |
1ST Quartile (low-income level) | 108(25.2) |
2nd Quartile (middle-income level) | 107(24.8) |
3rd Quartile (high-income level) | 216(50.0) |