Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of primary caregivers of 1139 pre-school children from four regions of Ethiopia

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Age
18–29   30–39   40 +	392 513 218	34.9 45.7 19.4
Sex
Male   Female	294 842	25.9 74.1
Education
Not educated   Elementary   Secondary   Tertiary	297 460 191 186	26.2 40.6 16.8 16.4
Religion
Orthodox   Protestant   Muslim	907 88 138	80.1 7.8 12.2
Marital status
Married   Divorced/sep/widow	902 236	79.3 20.7
Occupation
Housewife   Employee (paid)   Business (own)   Other small enterprises	435 230 198 276	38.2 20.2 17.4 24.2
Perceived social status
Higher   Moderate   Lower	151 669 313	13.3 59.0 27.6
Parents living together
Yes, together   No, separated, divorced   No, widowed	897 213 26	79.0 18.8 2.3
Presence of financial problem
Yes   No	441 693	38.9 61.1