Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of civil servants of Haramaya University in Eastern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 1,164).
| Socio-demographic variables | Category | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 598 | 51.4 |
| Female | 566 | 48.6 | |
| Age in years | < 45 | 941 | 80.8 |
| ≥45 | 223 | 19.2 | |
| Occupation | Non-office worker | 755 | 64.9 |
| Office worker | 409 | 35.1 | |
| Level of education | Primary school (grade 1–8) | 193 | 16.6 |
| Secondary school (grade 9–12) | 232 | 19.9 | |
| College and above (grade 12+) | 739 | 63.5 | |
| Monthly salary income in ETB | < 2,000 | 367 | 31.5 |
| 2,000–4,000 | 328 | 14.4 | |
| 4,001–6,000 | 168 | 28.2 | |
| >6,000 | 301 | 25.9 | |
| Ethnicity | Oromo | 509 | 43.7 |
| Amhara | 549 | 47.2 | |
| Othersa | 106 | 9.1 | |
| Marital status | Never married | 427 | 36.7 |
| Married | 667 | 57.3 | |
| Divorced/ widowed | 70 | 6.0 | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 722 | 62.0 |
| Muslim | 219 | 18.8 | |
| Protestant | 197 | 16.9 | |
| Othersb | 26 | 2.3 |
aGurage, Tigraway, Harari, and Wolaita.
bCatholic, Traditional; ETB, Ethiopia Birr.