Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents in SNNPR, Ethiopia, 2015
Variable (n = 3205) | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–19 years | 658 | 20.5 |
20–24 years | 532 | 16.6 |
25–29 years | 748 | 23.3 |
30–34 years | 508 | 15.8 |
35–39 years | 390 | 12.2 |
40–44 years | 130 | 4.1 |
45–49 years | 25 | 0.8 |
I don’t know | 214 | 6.7 |
Type of residence | ||
Urban | 452 | 14.1 |
Rural agrarian | 2677 | 83.5 |
Rural pastoralist | 76 | 2.4 |
Educational status | ||
Illiterate | 1201 | 37.5 |
Read and write only | 177 | 5.5 |
Primary school (1–8) | 1180 | 36.8 |
High school (9–12) | 456 | 14.2 |
Certificate (10 + 1 and 12 + 1) | 94 | 3.0 |
Diploma and above | 97 | 3.0 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 1030 | 32.1 |
Protestant | 1668 | 52.0 |
Catholic | 87 | 2.7 |
Muslim | 372 | 11.6 |
Pagan/no-religion/ | 40 | 1.3 |
Others | 8 | 0.3 |
Occupation status | ||
Housewife | 1810 | 56.5 |
Government Employ | 130 | 4.1 |
Private Employ | 58 | 1.8 |
Agrarian/farmer | 273 | 8.5 |
Pastoralist | 56 | 1.7 |
Merchant | 306 | 9.6 |
Unemployed | 87 | 2.7 |
Student | 481 | 15.0 |
Others (Daily laborer, Driver) | 4 | 0.1 |