Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in South Central, Ethiopia, 2021.
| Variables | Categories | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 384 (81.2) |
| Female | 89 (18.8) | |
| Age | 18–29 years | 127 (26.8) |
| 30–44 years | 269 (56.9) | |
| Above 44 years | 77 (16.3) | |
| Marital status | Married | 411 (86.9) |
| Others a | 62 (13.1) | |
| Religion | Muslim | 115 (24.3%) |
| Orthodox | 328 (69.3%) | |
| Other b | 30 (6.4%) | |
| Education | Non-formal | 195 (41.2) |
| Primary | 187 (39.5) | |
| Secondary | 91 (19.2) | |
| Ethnicity | Oromo | 441 (93.2) |
| Other c | 32 (6.8) | |
| Occupation | farmer | 322 (68.1) |
| Merchants | 66 (14) | |
| Others d | 85 (18) | |
| Monthly income | <500 birr | 115 (24.3) |
| 500–1000 birr | 212 (44.8) | |
| above 1000 birr | 146 (30.9) | |
| Family size | ≤ 5 | 319 (67.4) |
| >5 | 154 (32.6) |
Note
a = widowed/divorced
b = Protestant, Catholic, Wakefta
c = Amhara, Gurage
d = daily labor, housewife