Table 1.
Characteristics | Categories | Frequency | % |
---|---|---|---|
Marital status | Married | 212 | 55.2 |
Unmarried | 172 | 44.8 | |
Number of children | No child | 198 | 51.6 |
1–3 children | 331 | 39.8 | |
4–8 children | 53 | 8.6 | |
Highest level of education achieved | Elementary school or below | 137 | 35.7 |
Secondary school and above | 247 | 64.3 | |
Employment status | Never employed | 66 | 17.2 |
Previously employed | 21 | 5.5 | |
Currently employed | 297 | 77.3 | |
Religion | Muslim | 113 | 29.4 |
Orthodox Christian | 168 | 43.8 | |
Protestant Christian | 97 | 25.3 | |
Other* | 6 | 1.6 | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 243 | 63.3 |
Gurage | 50 | 13.0 | |
Amhara | 41 | 10.7 | |
Wolaita | 13 | 3.4 | |
Tigray | 9 | 2.3 | |
Other** | 28 | 7.3 | |
Average monthly income | ≤1000 ETB | 124 | 32.3 |
1001–2500 ETB | 139 | 36.2 | |
>2500 ETB | 121 | 31.5 |
Waqeefattaa, Catholics.
Silte, Kafa, Gamo, Kambata, Dorze, Halaba, Welene, Ethiopia.