Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of adults in Debre Markos town, North West Ethiopia, 2018

Variables	Category	Frequency	%
Age	≤ 30 years	124	27.2
	31–40 years	111	24.3
	41–50 years	91	20.0
	> 50 years	130	71.5
Sex	Male	208	45.6
	Female	248	54.4
Marital status	Single	47	10.3
	Married	348	76.3
	Widowed	29	6.4
	Divorced	32	7.0
Educational status of respondent	Cannot read and write	92	20.2
	Can read and write	110	24.1
	Grade 1–8	150	32.9
	Grade 9–12	38	8.3
	Certificates and above	66	14.5
Religion of respondents	Orthodox	442	96.9
	Muslim	14	3.1
Ethnicity of respondents	Amhara	449	98.5
	Oromo	6	1.3
	Tigray	1	0.2
Occupational status	Employed	127	27.9
	Merchant	184	40.4
	Housewife	52	11.4
	Student	11	2.4
	Others	82	18.0