Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Finote Selam town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017
Characteristics | Frequency n = 1134 | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 30–39 | 736 | 64.9 |
40–49 | 396 | 35.1 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 1046 | 92.2 |
Muslim | 80 | 7.1 | |
Protestant | 8 | 0.7 | |
Educational status | No formal education | 512 | 45.1 |
Primary school | 293 | 25.8 | |
Secondary school (9–12) | 198 | 17.5 | |
College/university | 131 | 11.6 | |
Occupational status | Unemployed | 542 | 47.8 |
Self employed | 421 | 37.1 | |
Government/private employed | 171 | 15.1 | |
Family average monthly incomea | < 68 | 732 | 64.6 |
68+ | 402 | 35.4 | |