Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of seasonal farmworkers at departure phase in Metema district, Northwest Ethiopia, November 25-December 10, 2018 (n = 1208)
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 1201 (99.4) |
 Female | 7 (0.6) |
Age (in years) | |
 15–24 | 453 (37.5) |
 25–34 | 646 (53.5) |
 35 +  | 109 (9.0) |
Education | |
 Illiterate | 411 (34.0) |
 Read and write only | 479 (39.7) |
 Elementary | 110 (9.1) |
 Secondary and above | 208 (17.2) |
Occupation | |
 Farmer | 716 (59.2) |
 Daily labourer | 350 (29.0) |
 Student | 142 (11.8) |
Marital status | |
 Single | 772 (63.9) |
 Married | 397 (32.9) |
 Divorced | 39 (3.2) |
Religion | |
 Orthodox | 1156 (95.7) |
 Muslim | 38 (3.1) |
 Others | 14 (1.2) |
Ethnicity | |
 Amhara | 1183 (97.9) |
 Others | 25 (2.1) |