Table 2.
Socio‐demographic characteristics of respondents
| Variables | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age category (y) | |
| 15‐25 | 25 (20.3) |
| 26‐35 | 56 (45.5) |
| 36‐45 | 39 (31.7) |
| >45 | 3 (2.4) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 79 (64.2) |
| Single | 44 (35.8) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 57 (46.3) |
| Female | 66 (53.7) |
| Educational status | |
| Primary | 50 (40.7) |
| Secondary | 46 (37.4) |
| Tertiary | 16 (13.0) |
| None | 11 (8.9) |
| Employment statusa | |
| Paid employment | 29 (23.6) |
| Self‐employed | 77 (62.6) |
| Unemployed | 17 (13.8) |
| SES | |
| Poorest | 31 (25.2) |
| Very poor | 31 (25.2) |
| Poor | 33 (26.8) |
| Least poor | 28 (22.8) |
a
Paid employment covers people who are employed by government and organized private sector and earn monthly salaries; self‐employed refers to those who have their own businesses or enterprise or who generate their own income.