Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of households in Jiga Yelmdar village, Jabi Tehnan District, north-western Ethiopia, January 2014
| Characteristic | Category | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex of respondents (n = 352) | ||
| Male | 126 (35.8) | |
| Female | 226 (64.2) | |
| Educational status of respondents (n = 352) | Illiterate | 168 (47.7) |
| Read and write | 78 (22.2) | |
| Primary school | 57 (16.2) | |
| Secondary school | 29 (8.2) | |
| High school or higher | 20 (5.7) | |
| Household occupation (n = 352) | Farmer | 330 (93.8) |
| Merchant | 8 (2.3) | |
| Government employee | 2 (0.6) | |
| Other | 12 (3.4) | |
| Media ownership of households (n = 352) | Radio | 163 (46.3) |
| Television | 1 (0.3) | |
| Newspaper | 2 (0.6) | |
| No | 186 (52.8) | |
| Household size (n = 352) | 1 | 6 (1.7) |
| 2 | 26 (7.4) | |
| 3 | 65 (18.5) | |
| 4 | 60 (17.0) | |
| 5 | 73 (20.7) | |
| 6 | 55 (15.6) | |
| 7 | 35 (9.9) | |
| 8 | 28 (8.0) | |
| ≥9 | 4 (1.2) |