Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents in Goro district, Bale zone, Southeast Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 578).
| Variable | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 288 | 49.80 | |
| Female | 290 | 50.20 | |
| Age | |||
| 15–24 | 146 | 25.30 | |
| 25–34 | 177 | 30.60 | |
| 35–44 | 115 | 19.90 | |
| 45–54 | 85 | 14.70 | |
| > = 55 | 55 | 9.50 | |
| Occupation | |||
| Farmer | 248 | 42.90 | |
| House Wife | 160 | 27.70 | |
| Student | 69 | 11.90 | |
| Government Worker | 45 | 7.90 | |
| Merchant | 36 | 6.70 | |
| Unemployed | 17 | 2.90 | |
| Educational status | |||
| Not formal education | 287 | 49.60 | |
| Primary education | 187 | 32.40 | |
| Secondary education | 53 | 9.20 | |
| College & above | 51 | 8.80 | |
| Residence | |||
| Rural | 507 | 87.70 | |
| Urban | 71 | 12.30 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 128 | 22.10 | |
| Married | 404 | 69.90 | |
| Divorced | 19 | 3.30 | |
| Widowed | 27 | 4.70 | |
| Monthly income (ETB) | |||
| 100–1000 | 403 | 69.80 | |
| 1001–4000 | 116 | 20 | |
| >4000 | 59 | 10.20 | |
| Religion | |||
| Muslim | 469 | 81.10 | |
| Orthodox | 94 | 16.30 | |
| Protestant | 15 | 2.60 | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Oromo | 559 | 96.70 | |
| Amhara | 19 | 3.30 |