Table 3.

Socioeconomic characteristics of survey respondents.

Variables	Category	Number of the Respondents	Percentage of the Respondent
Gender	Male	302	78.4
	Female	83	21.6
Age Characteristics	18–35	160	41.6
	35–55	186	48.3
	55–65	33	8.6
	65 & above	6	1.6
Marital Status	Single	59	15.3
	Married	306	79.5
	Divorced	17	4.4
	Widowed	3	0.8
Education Level of the Respondents	1–8	2	.5
	9–12	11	2.9
	Level II_IV	16	4.2
	Diploma	31	8.1
	Degree& above	325	84.4
Respondents' Occupation	Unemployed	6	1.6
	Private	29	7.5
	Government Employee	302	78.4
	Business man	11	2.9
	Student	19	4.9
	Others	18	4.7
Work Experience of the Respondents	No experience	13	3.4
	Less than 2	3	.8
	2–5	110	28.6
	5–10	49	12.7
	10–15	57	14.8
	More than 15	153	39.7
Year of stay in Nekemte town	<2 yrs.	6	1.6
	2–5 yrs.	80	20.8
	5–10 yrs.	85	22.1
	10–15 yrs.	60	15.6
	>15	154	40.0
Awareness of Urban plan implementation (N = 380)	Yes, I know very well	98	26
	Yes, I know well	115	30
	I informed a little	89	24
	no, I don't know at all	76	20