Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents of Bishoftu Central Air base workers of Ethiopia.
Characteristics | n | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 226 | 86.9 |
Female | 34 | 13.1 | |
Age in years | 18–27 | 124 | 47.7 |
28–37 | 91 | 35 | |
38–47 | 36 | 13.8 | |
> 47 | 9 | 3.5 | |
Service in years | 1–10 | 192 | 73.8 |
11–20 | 50 | 19.2 | |
> 20 | 18 | 7 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 184 | 70.8 |
Muslim | 14 | 5.4 | |
Protestant | 58 | 22.2 | |
Catholic | 3 | 1.2 | |
Other | 1 | 0.4 | |
Marital status | Single | 161 | 61.9 |
Married | 99 | 38.1 | |
Educational status | Write and read | 1 | 0.4 |
Primary school 1–8 | 7 | 2.7 | |
Secondary 9–12 | 25 | 9.6 | |
Technical/diploma | 147 | 56.5 | |
Degree and above | 80 | 30.8 | |
Category of the participants | Civil | 6 | 2.3 |
Military | 254 | 97.7 | |
Working department | Security | 23 | 8.9 |
Cisinia | 12 | 4.6 | |
Su-27 jet | 35 | 13.5 | |
Transport helicopter | 29 | 11.2 | |
Transport airplane | 18 | 6.9 | |
L-39 jet | 19 | 7.3 | |
Logistics | 10 | 3.8 | |
Garage | 25 | 9.6 | |
Daily maintenance (DM) | 89 | 34.2 | |
Job category | Pilot | 8 | 3.1 |
Mechanic technicians | 116 | 44.6 | |
Electronics and communication maintenance | 17 | 6.5 | |
Flight and ground technician | 73 | 28.2 | |
Navigation crew | 8 | 3.1 | |
Armament | 6 | 2.3 | |
Driver | 5 | 1.9 | |
Welder | 4 | 1.5 | |
Security | 23 | 8.9 | |
