Table 1 Distribution of prisoners by socio-demographic characteristics at Addis Ababa correctional center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 2015 (n = 447)
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 223 | 49.9 |
Female | 224 | 50.1 | |
Age in years | 18–27 | 303 | 67.8 |
28–37 | 83 | 18.6 | |
38–47 | 40 | 8.9 | |
48–57 | 15 | 3.3 | |
≥ 58 | 6 | 1.5 | |
Marital status | Single | 301 | 67.3 |
Married | 98 | 21.9 | |
Othersa | 48 | 10.8 | |
Religions | Orthodox | 334 | 74.7 |
Muslim | 56 | 12.5 | |
Protestant | 49 | 11.0 | |
Othersb | 8 | 1.8 | |
Ethnicity | Amhara | 206 | 46.1 |
Oromo | 95 | 21.1 | |
Tigray | 84 | 18.9 | |
Othersc | 64 | 13.9 |