Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants, Bahir Dar City administration, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 457 (57.6) |
Female | 337 (42.4) | |
Age | 18–24 | 249 (31.4) |
25–34 | 312 (39.3) | |
35–44 | 114 (14.4) | |
≥ 45 | 119 (15.0) | |
Residence (Sub city) | Abay Mado | 182 (22.9) |
Belay Zeleke | 222 (28.0) | |
Fasilo | 129 (16.2) | |
Meshenti (satellite kebele) | 25 (3.1) | |
Shum Abo | 163 (20.5) | |
Zenzelima (satellite kebele) | 73 (9.2) | |
Occupation | Government employ | 213 (26.8) |
Merchant | 254 (32.0) | |
Daily laborer | 126 (15.9) | |
Student | 96 (12.1) | |
Farmer/housewife/private | 105 (13.2) | |
Education | No formal education | 165 (20.8) |
1–8 grade | 134 (16.9) | |
9–12 grade | 253 (31.9) | |
Diploma and above | 242 (30.5) | |
Religion | Orthodox Tewahedo | 623 (78.5) |
Muslim | 147 (18.5) | |
Others | 24 (3) | |
Ethnicity | Amhara | 783 (98.6) |
Others | 11 (1.4) | |
Marital status | Married | 408 (51.4) |
Single | 351 (44.2) | |
Widowed/separated | 35 (4.4) | |
Average monthly income | < 1000 EBR | 384 (48.4) |
1001–2000 EBR | 223 (28.1) | |
2001–3000 EBR | 102 (12.8) | |
≥ 3001 EBR | 85 (10.7) |