Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of employees of Wallaga University, Ethiopia, 2021 (n=578)
| S.no | Variables and categories | Frequency | Percentage |
| 1 | Sex | ||
| Male | 315 | 54.5 | |
| Female | 263 | 45.5 | |
| 2 | Mean age | 32.05 (SD±5.95) | |
| 3 | Age category | ||
| ≤25 | 66 | 11.4 | |
| 26–35 | 361 | 62.5 | |
| 36–45 | 138 | 23.9 | |
| ≥46 | 13 | 2.2 | |
| 3 | Ethnic group | ||
| Oromo | 557 | 96.4 | |
| Amhara | 15 | 2.6 | |
| Others* | 6 | 1 | |
| 4 | Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 147 | 25.4 | |
| Protestant | 374 | 64.7 | |
| Muslim | 32 | 5.5 | |
| Waaqeffataa | 18 | 3.1 | |
| Others† | 7 | 1.2 | |
| 5 | Marital status | ||
| Married | 415 | 71.8 | |
| Single | 149 | 25.8 | |
| Others‡ | 14 | 2.4 | |
| 6 | Highest level of education achieved | ||
| College (diploma and level) | 93 | 16.1 | |
| First degree (BSc/BA/MD, DVM) | 324 | 56.1 | |
| Masters (second degree/specialist) | 124 | 21.5 | |
| Terminal degree (PhD/subspecialist) | 9 | 1.6 | |
| Others§ | 28 | 4.8 | |
| 7 | Main job status in the University | ||
| Administration staff | 277 | 47.9 | |
| Academic staff | 251 | 43.4 | |
| Other¶ | 50 | 8.7 | |
| 8 | Region of birth | ||
| Oromia | 558 | 96.5 | |
| Amhara | 15 | 2.6 | |
| Other** | 5 | 0.9 | |
| 9 | Source of monthly income | ||
| Only salary | 536 | 92.7 | |
| Salary and additional income | 42 | 7.3 | |
| 10 | Median monthly income | 4952.50 (IQR 6700.00) | |
*Guraghe, Tigre, Expatriate.
†Catholic, adventist.
‡Divorced, widowed.
§Informal education, primary education, secondary education.
¶Daily labourers, contract personnel.
**SNNP, Tigray, non-Ethiopians.