Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants in south Gondar zone, northwest Ethiopia, 2020 (n = 848).
Variable | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 18–24 | 208 | 24.5% |
25–34 | 200 | 23.6% | |
35–44 | 208 | 24.5% | |
45–44 | 104 | 12.3% | |
> = 55 | 128 | 15.1% | |
Sex | Male | 528 | 62.3% |
Female | 320 | 37.7% | |
Ethnicity | Amhara | 824 | 97.2% |
other | 24 | 2.8% | |
Educational status | Unable to read and write | 216 | 25.5% |
1–8 grade | 176 | 20.8% | |
9–12 grade | 280 | 33% | |
Diploma & above | 176 | 20.8% | |
Religion | Orthodox Christian | 804 | 94.8% |
Other | 44 | 5.2% | |
Marital status | Never married | 304 | 35.8% |
Married & living together | 320 | 37.7% | |
Married & not living together | 56 | 6.6% | |
Divorced | 112 | 13.2% | |
Widowed | 56 | 6.6% | |
Living circumstance | With family | 616 | 72.6% |
Alone | 232 | 27.4% | |
Occupational status | Employed | 600 | 70.8% |
Non-employed | 248 | 29.2% | |
Residence | Rural | 328 | 38.7% |
Urban | 520 | 61.3% |