Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants (n = 417).
Variable | Category | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 251 | 60.2 |
Female | 166 | 39.8 | |
Age | 18–40 | 41 | 9.8 |
41–70 | 303 | 72.7 | |
Above 71 | 73 | 17.5 | |
Marital status | Married | 273 | 65.5 |
Single | 20 | 4.8 | |
Widowed | 58 | 13.9 | |
Divorced | 66 | 15.8 | |
Education level | unable to read and write | 123 | 29.5 |
Read and write only | 250 | 60.0 | |
Primary education | 37 | 8.9 | |
Secondary education | 7 | 1.7 | |
Occupation | Employer | 27 | 6.5 |
Merchant | 59 | 14.1 | |
Farmer | 269 | 64.5 | |
Housewife | 34 | 8.2 | |
Jobless | 28 | 6.7 | |
Residence | Urban | 123 | 29.5 |
Rural | 294 | 70.5 | |
Orthodox | 125 | 30.0 | |
Muslim | 273 | 65.5 | |
Protestant | 19 | 4.6 | |
Ethnicity | Amara | 402 | 96.4 |
Oromo | 3 | 0.7 | |
Afar | 12 | 2.9 |
