Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics among residents of Dilla town, Southern Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 666).

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent (%)
Sex	Male	466	70
	Female	200	30
Mean age (years)	<33	376	56.4
	⩾33	290	43.6
Marital status	Single	282	42.3
	Married	316	47.4
	Divorced	68	10.2
Educational status	Unable to read and write	95	14.3
	Read and write	215	32.3
	Primary education	141	21.2
	Secondary	98	14.7
	College and above	117	17.6
Occupational status	Government employer	81	12.2
	Private worker	186	27.9
	Farmer	84	12.6
	Merchant	187	28.1
	Student	128	19.2
Religion	Orthodox	206	30.9
	Muslim	204	30.6
	Protestant	220	33.0
	Catholic	36	5.4
Mean monthly income of the household (in Ethiopian birr (ETB)	< 1539 ETB	326	48.9
	>= 1539ETB	340	51.1
Mean family size (in number)	< 5	260	39
	⩾ 5	406	61