Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in Areka Town in Southern Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 586).

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Sex	Male	317	54.1
	Female	269	45.9
Age of respondents	<25 years	28	4.8
	25–29 years	46	7.8
	30–34 years	96	16.4
	35–39 years	176	30
	40–44 years	147	25.1
	45 and above	93	15.9
Marital status of respondents	Married	508	86.7
	Divorced	24	4.1
	Widowed	54	9.2
Occupation of respondents	Farmer	69	11.8
	Craftsmen	30	5.1
	Merchant	223	38.1
	Employee	180	30.7
	Housewife	75	12.8
	Retired	9	1.5
Average monthly income	≤1500 birr	245	41.8
	≥1501 birr	341	58.2
Family size	Less than 5	431	73.5
	5 and above	155	26.5
Age of observed child	Aged 1–4 years	316	53.9
	Aged 5–9 years	270	46.1
No. of <9-year-old child	2 or less	547	93.3
	3 and above	39	6.7
Educational/enrollment status of observed children	Not eligible	322	54.9
	Eligible, not enrolled	39	6.7
	Enrolled	225	38.4