Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants, Jimma Zone, southwestern Ethiopia (2012)
Variable | Frequency | (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 241 | 54.7 % |
Female | 199 | 45.3 % |
Age | ||
15-24 | 89 | 20.2 % |
25-34 | 112 | 25.5 % |
35-44 | 85 | 19.3 % |
45-54 | 65 | 14.8 % |
55-64 | 49 | 11.1 % |
>64 | 40 | 9.1 % |
Ethnicity | ||
Oromo | 306 | 69.5 % |
Amhara | 50 | 11.5 % |
Dawro | 43 | 9.8 % |
Othersa | 41 | 9.3 % |
Religion | ||
Muslim | 332 | 75.5 % |
Orthodox | 78 | 17.7 % |
Protestant | 30 | 6.8 % |
Educational status | ||
Illiterate | 221 | 50.2 % |
Read and write | 73 | 16.6 % |
Elementary | 113 | 25.7 % |
Secondary education | 33 | 7.5 % |
& above | ||
Occupations | ||
Farmers | 260 | 59.1 % |
House wives | 83 | 18.9 % |
Students | 74 | 16.8 % |
Othersb | 23 | 5.2 % |