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. 2021 May 25;21:981. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10939-x

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of respondents, May 2020, Ethiopia

Variables Response category Frequency Percentage
Age in years 18–29 285 30.7
30–39 472 50.8
> = 40 172 18.5
Gender Male 828 89.1
Female 101 10.9
Marital Status Single 308 33.2
Married 592 63.7
Othersa 29 3.1
Religion Orthodox 417 44.9
Protestant 336 36.2
Muslim 114 12.3
Others 62 6.7
Place of residence Zonal level town 520 56.0
Big towns (regional/national/capitals) 319 34.3
District /semi-urban/rural 90 9.7
Educational status University/college degree 259 27.9
Second/masters degree 536 57.7
PhD/equivalent 134 14.4
Main occupational category Health sectors 209 22.5
Educational institution 501 53.9
NGO 58 6.2
Student 72 7.8
Others 89 9.6
Region Tigray 49 5.3
SNNP 103 11.1
Oromia 526 56.6
Amhara 52 5.6
Addis Ababa 139 15.0
other regions 60 6.5

awidowed, divorced, in a relationship