Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Jimma, Ethiopia, 2016
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (Mean = 30.89 ± 6.55) | ||
≤ 25 | 81 | 22.8 |
26–35 | 167 | 46.9 |
≥ 36 | 108 | 30.3 |
Family size (Mean = 3.38 ± 2.17) | ||
0–3 | 189 | 53.1 |
4–6 | 136 | 38.2 |
> 6 | 31 | 8.7 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 277 | 77.8 |
Single | 8 | 2.2 |
Widowed | 47 | 13.2 |
Divorced | 24 | 6.7 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 220 | 61.8 |
Muslim | 85 | 23.9 |
Catholic | 6 | 1.7 |
Protestant | 45 | 12.6 |
Educational status of the respondent | ||
Can’t read and write | 31 | 8.7 |
Read and write | 70 | 19.7 |
Primary | 109 | 30.6 |
Secondary | 92 | 25.8 |
College & above | 54 | 15.2 |
Occupation of the respondent | ||
Housewife | 186 | 52.2 |
Student | 32 | 9 |
Self-employed | 86 | 24.2 |
Employee | 52 | 14.6 |
Educational status of the partner | ||
Can’t read and write | 35 | 9.8 |
Read and write | 63 | 17.7 |
Primary | 96 | 27 |
Secondary | 104 | 29.2 |
College and above | 58 | 16.3 |
Occupation of the partner | ||
Farmer | 87 | 24.4 |
Student | 4 | 1.1 |
Employee | 117 | 32.9 |
Self-employed | 148 | 41.6 |