Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, Mirab Abaya District, Southern Ethiopia, 2014
Characteristics | Sex | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Male, n (%) | Female, n (%) | Total, n (%) | |
Age in years | |||
 17–24 | 13 (4.3) | 20 (9.9) | 33 (6.5) |
 25–40 | 156 (51.1) | 109 (54.0) | (52.3) |
 41–60 | 80 (26.2) | 57 (28.2) | (27.0) |
 >60 | 56 (18.4) | 16 (7.9) | 72 (14.2) |
Religion | |||
 Protestant christian | 265 (86.9) | 170 (84.2) | (85.8) |
 Orthodox christian | 36 (11.8) | 30 (14.9) | (13.0) |
 Others | 4 (1.3) | 2 (1.0) | 6 (1.2) |
Ethnicity | |||
 Gamo | 158 (51.8) | 88 (43.6) | (48.5) |
 Wolaita | 108 (35.4) | 82 (40.6) | (37.5) |
 Gidicho | 38 (12.5) | 30 (14.9) | 67 (13.4) |
 Others | 1 (0.3) | 2 (1) | 3 (0.6) |
Maital status | |||
 Married | 299 (98.0) | 132 (65.3) | 431 (85.0) |
 Widower/ed | 4 (1.3) | 62 (30.7) | 66 (13.0) |
 Never married/divorced/separated | 2 (0.7) | 8 (4.0) | 10 (2.0) |
Level of education | |||
 Can’t read or write | 55 (18.0) | 68 (33.7) | 123 (24.3) |
 Can read and write only | 59 (18.3) | 28 (13.9) | 87 (17.2) |
 Primary education (1st cycle) | 56 (18.4) | 29 (14.4) | 85 (16.8) |
 Primary education (2nd cycle) | 84 (27.5) | 35 (17.3) | 119 (23.5) |
 Secondary education | 39 (12.8) | 17 (8.4) | 56 (11.0) |
 Others | 12 (3.9) | 25 (12.4) | 37 (7.3) |
Main occupation | |||
 Farmer | 242 (79.3) | 136 (67.3) | 378 (74.6) |
 Housewife |  | 36 (17.8) | 36 (7.1) |
 Labourer | 26 (8.5) | 8 (4.0) | 34 (6.7) |
 Others | 37 (12.2) | 22 (10.9) | 59 (11.6) |