Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of households and respondents, Ethiopia 2015
From: Knowledge and perception towards net care and repair practice in Ethiopia
Variables | Percentage (%) | Standard error |
|---|---|---|
Gender n = 1839 | ||
 Male | 80.2 | 0.0096 |
 Female | 19.8 | 0.0096 |
Age n = 1839 | ||
 18–29 | 12.77 | 0.0821 |
 30–39 | 30.02 | 0.0113 |
 40–49 | 24.50 | 0.0107 |
 50–59 | 14.09 | 0.0085 |
 60+ | 18.62 | 0.0091 |
Mean ± SD | ||
 44 ± 0.33 | ||
Relationship with the household head n = 1839 | ||
 Head | 98.8 | 0.0025 |
 Wife of the head | 1.1 | 0.0023 |
 Son/daughter | 0.06 | 0.0006 |
 Grandchild | 0.1 | 0.0008 |
Educational status of head of householda n = 1839 | ||
 No formal education | 53.70 | 0.0116 |
 Primary (grade 1–6) | 25.57 | 0.0102 |
 Secondary (grade 7–8) | 8.27 | 0.0064 |
 More than secondary (≥ grade 9) | 12.46 | 0.0077 |
Mean household size | 5.17 | 0.5126 |
Wealth index n = 1829 | ||
 1st | 20.1 | 0.0097 |
 2nd | 20.0 | 0.0099 |
 3rd | 20.1 | 0.0099 |
 4th | 19.9 | 0.0010 |
 5th | 20.0 | 0.0090 |
Region n = 1839 | ||
 Tigray | 24.2 | 0.0012 |
 Amhara | 26.4 | 0.0009 |
 Oromia | 27.7 | 0.0016 |
 SNNP | 21.6 | 0.0010 |
Household characteristics | ||
 Roofing n = 1839 | ||
  Grass/leaf | 19.3 | 0.0073 |
  Mud | 1.1 | 0.0027 |
  Rustic mat/plastic sheets | 2.1 | 0.0033 |
  Corrugated iron/wood | 76.5 | 0.0082 |
  Cement/concrete | 0.7 | 0.0017 |
  Stone | 0.3 | 0.0014 |
 Floor n = 1839 | ||
  Earth | 91.7 | 0.0055 |
  Wood/bamboo/palm | 1.7 | 0.0026 |
  Vinyl/parquet | 0.004 | 0.0004 |
  Tiles/cement | 6.40 | 0.0006 |