Table 1.
Socio demographic characteristics of respondents in Raya Kobo district, North-eastern Ethiopia, March 2016
| Variables (n = 493) | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age <=20 21–25 26–30 >30 |
50 135 133 175 |
10.1 27.4 27.0 35.5 |
| Religion Orthodox Muslim Others* |
334 158 1 |
67.7 32 0.2 |
| Ethnicity Amhara Others** |
491 2 |
99.6 0.4 |
| Marital status Married Single Widowed Divorced Separated |
356 10 20 76 31 |
72.2 2.0 4.1 15.4 6.3 |
| Mothers’ education illitrate read and write only primary secondary and above |
242 56 160 35 |
49.1 11.4 32.5 7.1 |
| Mothers’ occupation house wife gov’t employee private merchant others*** |
436 8 15 22 12 |
88.4 1.6 3.0 4.5 2.4 |
| House hold income (ETB) <=100 101–300 > = 301 |
293 75 125 |
59.4 15.2 25.4 |
*protestant; **tigre; ***daily laborer, student; ETB-Ethiopian birr