Table 3.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Workers of Abattoirs, Butchers, and Restaurants of Ambo and Holeta Towns

Variables	Categories	Abattoirs Workers		Butcher Workers		Restaurants Workers
		Freq.	%	Freq.	%	Freq.	%
Sex	Male	33	100	145	100	–	–
	Female	–	–	–	–	145	100
Age	18–24	19	57.6	19	13.1	5	3.5
	25–34	11	33.3	41	28.3	76	52.4
	≥35	3	9.1	85	58.6	64	44.4
Education	Illiterate	3	9.1	5	3.5	18	12.4
	Primary school	17	51.5	80	55.2	98	67.6
	Secondary school	6	18.2	14	9.7	–	–
	Tertiary	7	21.2	46	31.7	29	20.0
Work experience in years	≤1	5	15.2	93	64.1	73	50.3
	1–3	14	42.4	19	13.1	47	32.4
	≥4	14	42.4	33	22.8	25	17.2
Working time per day	≤8hours	33	100	33	22.8	46	31.7
	≥9hours	–	–	112	77.2	99	68.3

Abbreviations: Freq, frequency; ≥, greater than or equal to; ≤, less than or equal to; <, less than; %, percent.