Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Households in Shashemene Town and Shashemene Woreda
| Characteristics | ST Households Surveyed |
SW Households Surveyed |
Total Households Surveyed | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 430 n (% of N) |
N = 440 n (% of N) |
N = 870 n (% of N) |
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| Age of the respondents (years) | .315 | |||
| 15–24 | 66 (15.4) | 71 (16.2) | 137 (15.8) | |
| 25–34 | 112 (26.1) | 127 (28.9) | 239 (27.5) | |
| 35–44 | 136 (31.7) | 112 (25.0) | 248 (28.6) | |
| 45–54 | 73 (17.0) | 88 (20.0) | 161 (18.5) | |
| ≥55 | 42 (9.8) | 41 (9.3) | 83 (9.6) | |
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 35 (28, 45) | 35 (28, 45) | 35 (28, 45) | |
| Sex of the respondent | .008 | |||
| Male | 127 (29.5) | 167 (38.0) | 294 (33.8) | |
| Female | 303 (70.5) | 272 (62.0) | 575 (66.1) | |
| Household size | <.001 | |||
| <5 | 236 (54.9) | 161 (36.7) | 397 (45.7) | |
| 5 < 9 | 183 (42.6) | 252 (57.4) | 435 (50.1) | |
| ≥10 | 11 (2.6) | 26 (5.9) | 37 (4.3) | |
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 4 (3, 6) | 5 (4, 7) | 5 (4, 6) | |
| Age of the household head (years) | .401 | |||
| 15–24 | 69 (16.1) | 71 (16.2) | 140 (16.1) | |
| 25–34 | 113 (26.4) | 126 (28.7) | 239 (27.6) | |
| 35–44 | 134 (31.3) | 114 (26.0) | 248 (28.6) | |
| 45–54 | 71 (16.6) | 88 (20.0) | 159 (18.3) | |
| ≥55 | 41 (9.6) | 40 (9.1) | 81 (9.3) | |
| Median (Q1, Q3) | 35 (27, 45) | 35 (28, 45) | 35 (27.5, 45) | |
| Household head can read | <.001 | |||
| Yes | 324 (75.3) | 277 (63.1) | 601 (69.2) | |
| No | 103 (24.0) | 161 (36.7) | 264 (30.4) | |
| Don’t know | 3 (0.7) | 1 (0.2) | 4 (0.5) | |
| Household head can write | <.001 | |||
| Yes | 325 (75.6) | 278 (63.3) | 603 (69.4) | |
| No | 103 (24.0) | 160 (36.4) | 263 (30.3) | |
| Don’t know | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.3) | |
| Education level of household head | <.001 | |||
| Can’t read and write | 33 (7.7) | 52 (11.9) | 85 (9.8) | |
| Primary | 171 (39.8) | 288 (65.8) | 459 (52.9) | |
| Secondary | 100 (23.3) | 73 (16.7) | 173 (19.9) | |
| Tertiary | 117 (27.2) | 23 (5.3) | 140 (16.1) | |
| Don’t know | 5 (1.2) | 2 (0.5) | 7 (0.8) | |
| No response | 3 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.3) | |
| Occupation of the household head | <.001 | |||
| Farmer | 27 (6.3) | 375 (85.4) | 402 (46.3) | |
| Laborer | 101 (23.5) | 21 (4.8) | 122 (14.0) | |
| Government employee | 95 (22.1) | 13 (3.0) | 108 (12.4) | |
| Private/self-employed | 139 (32.3) | 25 (5.7) | 164 (18.9) | |
| No occupation | 63 (14.7) | 3 (0.7) | 66 (7.6) | |
| Others | 5 (1.2) | 2 (0.5) | 7 (0.8) | |
| Average monthly income of household head (ETB) | <.001 | |||
| ≥600 to <1500 | 4 (1.0) | 10 (2.3) | 14 (1.6) | |
| ≥1500 to <3000 | 355 (85.1) | 404 (92.2) | 759 (88.8) | |
| ≥3000 to <4500 | 56 (13.4) | 23 (5.3) | 79 (9.2) | |
| ≥4500 to <6000 | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.4) | |
| ≥6000 to <8000 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| ≥8000 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Overall monthly monetary (ETB) | <.001 | |||
| ≥600 to <1500 | 123 (28.6) | 145 (33.3) | 268 (30.9) | |
| ≥1500 to <3000 | 84 (19.5) | 142 (32.6) | 226 (26.1) | |
| ≥3000 to <4500 | 73 (17.0) | 64 (14.7) | 137 (15.8) | |
| ≥4500 to <6000 | 68 (15.8) | 31 (7.1) | 99 (11.4) | |
| ≥6000 to <8000 | 38 (8.8) | 35 (8.0) | 73 (8.4) | |
| ≥8000 | 44 (10.2) | 19 (4.4) | 63 (7.3) | |
| Wealth index of household | <.001 | |||
| Low | 137 (31.9) | 229 (52.5) | 366 (42.3) | |
| Middle | 115 (26.7) | 127 (29.1) | 242 (27.9) | |
| High | 178 (41.4) | 80 (18.3) | 258 (29.8) |
Abbreviations: ETB, Ethiopian Birr; ST, Shashemene Town; SW, Shashemene Woreda.