Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristic of participants in Tigray, Ethiopia, 2016
| Variable | Frequency (Percent) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| <30 | 63 (25.3) |
| 30–44 | 75 (30.1) |
| 45–59 | 65 (26.1) |
| >60 | 46 (18.5) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Tigre | 245 (98.4) |
| Others | 4 (1.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 24 (9.6) |
| Married | 216 (86.8) |
| Separated | 1 (0.4) |
| Divorced | 6 (2.4) |
| Widowed | 2 (0.8) |
| Religion | |
| Orthodox | 219 (88.0) |
| Muslim | 27 (10.8) |
| Others | 3 (1.2) |
| Educational status | |
| Illiterate | 59 (23.7) |
| Grade 1–8 | 117 (46.9) |
| Grade 9–12 | 32 (12.9) |
| College/university | 41 (16.5) |
| Occupational status | |
| Farmer | 124 (49.8) |
| Government employee | 48 (19.3) |
| NGO employee | 24 (9.7) |
| Merchant | 22 (8.8) |
| Daily labor | 16 (6.4) |
| Others | 15 (6.0) |
| Monthly income ($) | |
| <25 | 108 (43.4) |
| 25–50 | 67 (26.9) |
| >50 | 74 (29.7) |