Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents and their households, Gondar Town, 2015 (n = 771)
Variable | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 183 | 23.7 |
Female | 588 | 76.3 |
Age (years) | ||
18–29 | 315 | 40.9 |
30–39 | 177 | 23.0 |
40–49 | 127 | 16.5 |
50–59 | 68 | 8.8 |
60+ | 84 | 10.9 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox christianity | 565 | 73.3 |
Islam | 159 | 20.6 |
Protestantism | 31 | 4.0 |
Othersa | 16 | 2.1 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 696 | 90.3 |
Tigre | 47 | 6.1 |
Othersb | 28 | 3.6 |
Educational status | ||
Can’t read or write | 162 | 21.0 |
Can read and write | 87 | 11.3 |
Primary education | 98 | 12.7 |
Secondary education | 249 | 32.3 |
College/university education | 175 | 22.7 |
Occupation | ||
Not working/unemployed | 36 | 4.7 |
Housewife | 311 | 40.3 |
Student | 49 | 6.4 |
Retiree | 30 | 3.9 |
Government employee | 106 | 13.7 |
Private company employee | 95 | 12.3 |
Merchant | 141 | 18.3 |
Farmer | 3 | 0.4 |
Highest education level in family | ||
Reading and writing | 26 | 3.4 |
Primary education | 94 | 12.2 |
Secondary education | 234 | 30.4 |
College/university education | 417 | 54.1 |
Family’s monthly income (USD) | ||
Up to 50 | 164 | 21.3 |
51–100 | 137 | 17.8 |
101–150 | 110 | 14.3 |
151–200 | 76 | 9.9 |
200–250 | 80 | 10.4 |
>250 | 56 | 7.3 |
Not disclosed | 148 | 19.2 |