Table 1.
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of study participants in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 1216)
| Variables | Alcohol consumption | Total (%) | (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
| Age group (years) | 0.74 | |||
| 15–24 | 95 (31) | 211 (69) | 306 (25.16%) | |
| 25–34 | 243 (30) | 563 (70) | 806 (66.28%) | |
| ≥ 35 | 30 (28.8) | 74 (71.2) | 104 (8.55%) | |
| Marital status | 0.54 | |||
| Married | 356 (30.6) | 808 (69.4) | 1164 (95.72%) | |
| Single/divorced/separated/widowed | 12 (23) | 40 (77) | 52 (4.28%) | |
| Religion | < 0.68 | |||
| Orthodox | 314 (30.7) | 709 (69.3) | 1023 (84.12%) | |
| Muslim | 50 (28) | 128 (72) | 178 (14.64%) | |
| Protestant | 4 (26.7) | 11 (73.3) | 15 (1.23%) | |
| Ethnicity | 0.04 | |||
| Amhara | 352 (29.8) | 831 (70.2) | 1183 (97.29%) | |
| Others | 16 (48.5) | 17 (51.5) | 33 (2.71%) | |
| Family size | 0.54 | |||
| 1–2 | 142 (31) | 314 (69) | 456 (37.50%) | |
| 3–4 | 157 (28) | 404 (72) | 561 (46.13%) | |
| ≥ 5 | 69 (34.7) | 130 (65.3) | 199 (16.37%) | |
| The education level of respondents | 0.004 | |||
| No formal education | 102 (42) | 140 (58) | 242 (19.90%) | |
| Primary education (1–8) | 63 (28.3) | 160 (71.7) | 223 (18.34%) | |
| Secondary education (9–12) | 133 (30) | 309 (70) | 442 (36.35%) | |
| Tertiary education (above 12) | 70 (22.7) | 239 (77.3) | 309 (25.41) | |
| The education level of husbands | 0.001 | |||
| No formal education | 99 (38.8) | 156 (61.2) | 255 (20.97%) | |
| Primary education (1–8) | 63 (33) | 126 (67) | 189 (15.54%) | |
| Secondary education (9–12) | 117 (31) | 259 (69) | 376 (30.92%) | |
| Tertiary education (above 12) | 89 (22) | 307 (78) | 396 (32.57%) | |
| Occupation | 0.03 | |||
| Housewife | 230 (34.2) | 442 (65.8) | 672 (55.26%) | |
| Employed in any organization | 75 (28.4) | 190 (71.6) | 264 (21.79%) | |
| Private business | 30 (19.5) | 124 (80.5) | 154 (12.66%) | |
| Daily-laborer | 20 (32.7) | 41 (67.3) | 61 (5.02%) | |
| Others | 13 (20.3) | 51 (79.7) | 64 (5.26%) | |
| Household wealth index | 0.68 | |||
| Poorest | 80 (32.6) | 165 (67.4) | 245 (20.15%) | |
| Poor | 76 (30.5) | 173 (69.5) | 249 (20.48) | |
| Middle | 65 (24.2) | 203 (75.8) | 268 (22.04) | |
| Rich | 71 (33) | 143 (67) | 214 (17.60%) | |
| Richest | 76 (31.6) | 164 (68.4) | 240 (19.74%) | |