Table 2.

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents’ knowledge, the practice of iodized salt determination in Menkorer city, in North West Ethiopia.

Characteristics	Categories	Frequency	Percent
Sex	Male	302	21.6
	Female	1096	78.4
Age	≤25 years	322	23.03
	26–35	471	33.69
	36–45	382	27.3
	≥46 years	223	15.9
Marital status	Married	816	58.1
	Never in union	498	35.2
	Divorced	84	6.83
Educational status	Unable to read and write	150	10.3
	Complete primary	40	3.13
	Complete high school	211	15.2
	Complete preparatory	378	27.6
	Diploma and above	617	44.4
Religion	Orthodox	971	79.8
	Muslim	128	10.5
	Others	117	9.6
Occupation	Merchant	461	33.22
	Farmer	370	26.4
	Employer	346	24.59
	Student	221	15.7
Family size	≤4	404	29.3
	5–8	453	33.5
	≥8	451	37.1
TV watching	Yes	310	25.5
	No	906	74.5
Radio listening	Yes	591	57.6
	No	807	57.39
Economic status	≤1000 ETB/M	617 44.17	44.2
	1000–5000 ETB/M	375 26.84	26.8
	≥5000 ETB/M	405 28.99