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. 2022 Aug 10;22:1523. doi: 10.1186/s12889-022-13950-y

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in Ethiopia from March 21 to June 28, 2019 (N = 8,663)

Variables Weighted frequency Percent
Residence
 Rural 5,999 69.25
 Urban 2,664 30.75
 Age in year
 15–29 1,670 19.28
 30–39 2,189 25.27
 40–49 1,738 20.06
 50–59 1,236 14.27
 >  = 60 1,830 21.13
Wealth quantile
 Poorest 1,498 17.30
 Poorer 1,634 18.87
 Middle 1,675 19.34
 Richer 1,738 20.06
 Richest 2,117 24.44
Level of education
 No education, preschool 4,120 47.56
 Primary 3,069 35.43
 Secondary 872 10.07
 Higher 601 6.94
Region
 Tigray 585 6.75
 Afar 88 1.01
 Amhara 2,110 24.35
 Oromia 3,207 37.02
 Somali 419 4.83
 Benishangul Gumuz 94 1.08
 SNMP 1,668 19.25
 Gambella 35 0.41
 Harari 25 0.29
 Addis Ababa 376 4.34
 Dire Dawa 57 0.66
Sex
 Male 6,751 77.93
 Female 1,912 22.07
Family size
 <  = 5 5,516 63.68
 > 5 3,147 36.32
Has radio
 Yes 2,411 27.83
 No 6,252 72.17
Has television
 Yes 1,458 16.83
 No 7,205 83.17