Table 1.
Sociodemographics of households in rural villages of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 756).
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Respondent role | |
| Mother | 527 (69.7) |
| Father | 137 (18.1) |
| Adult daughter | 91 (12.1) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 182 (24.1) |
| Female | 574 (75.8) |
| Religious background | |
| Orthodox | 741 (98) |
| Muslim | 11 (1.5) |
| Protestant | 3 (0.4) |
| Age category | |
| <30 years | 257 (44) |
| 30–45 years | 289 (38.2) |
| >45 years | 191 (25.3) |
| Educational status | |
| Able to read and write | 440 (58.2) |
| Unable to read and write | 316 (41.7) |
| Occupational status | |
| Daily laborer | 5 (0.7) |
| Farmer | 676 (89.4) |
| Government employee | 18 (2.4) |
| Merchant | 21 (2.8) |
| Unemployed | 36 (4.7) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 550 (72.8) |
| Single | 93 (12.3) |
| Divorced | 62 (8.2) |
| Widowed | 48 (6.3) |