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Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of the study participants in Injibara town Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 903)

From: Willingness to pay for improved solid waste management and associated factors among households in Injibara town, Northwest Ethiopia

Variable

Description

Frequency (%)

Sex

Male

640 (70.87)

Female

263 (29.13)

Age (years)

< 30

138 (15.3)

30–39

484 (53.6)

40–49

209 (23.1)

≥ 50

72 (8)

Religion

Orthodox

802 (88.82)

Muslim

36 (3.99)

Protestant

65 (7.20)

Ethnicity

Amhara

435 (48.17)

Awi

434 (48.06)

Tigre

17 (1.88)

Oromo

17 (1.88)

Marital status

Married

751 (83.17)

Single

108 (11.96)

Widowed

17 (1.88)

Divorced

27 (2.99)

Occupation

Civil servants

422 (46.73)

Merchants

240 (26.58)

House wife

106 (11.74)

Daily labour

39 (4.32)

Self-employer

96 (10.63)

Education

Can’t read and write

31 (3.43)

Can read and write

79 (8.75)

Primary school (1–8)

157 (17.39)

Secondary school (9–12)

214 (23.70)

College and above

422 (46.73)

House ownership

Yes

628 (69.55)

No

275 (30.45)

Family size

1–4

637 (70.5)

≥ 5

266 (29.5)

Time of stay (years)

< 8

247 (27.4)

8–13

225 (24.9)

14–20

257 (28.5)

> 20

174 (19.3)

Wealth of the household

Poor

301 (33.33)

Medium

302 (33.44)

Rich

300 (33.22)