Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Respondents in the Gurage Zone, Ethiopia, 2021
| Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age (Year) | ||
| 18–25 | 181 | 36.8 |
| 26–35 | 106 | 21.5 |
| 36–45 | 150 | 30.5 |
| >46 | 55 | 11.2 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 390 | 79.3 |
| Rural | 102 | 20.7 |
| Education | ||
| No formal Education | 116 | 23.6 |
| Primary Education | 194 | 39.4 |
| Secondary Education | 182 | 37.0 |
| Occupation | ||
| Housewife | 20 | 4.1 |
| Merchant | 128 | 26.0 |
| Government Employee | 105 | 21.3 |
| Student | 113 | 23.0 |
| Farmer | 126 | 25.6 |
| Sex of respondents | ||
| Male | 274 | 55.7 |
| Female | 218 | 44.3 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 310 | 63.0 |
| Muslim | 146 | 29.7 |
| Protestant | 36 | 7.3 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Gurage | 359 | 73.0 |
| Amhara | 103 | 20.9 |
| Oromo | 30 | 6.1 |
| Average monthly income | ||
| < 1999 | 143 | 29.1 |
| 2000–3999 | 241 | 49.0 |
| > 4000 | 108 | 22.0 |