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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents among ministries civil servants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 525)

From: Determinant factors of overweight/obesity among federal ministry civil servants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a call for sector-wise occupational health program

Variable

Category

Frequency

%

Sex (525)

Male

231

44

Female

294

56

Age (n = 525)

18–25

123

23

25–34

162

31

35–44

139

26

≥ 45

101

19

Religion (n = 525)

Orthodox

373

71.0

Muslim

51

9.7

Protestant

87

16.6

Others

14

2.7

Marital status (n = 525)

Single

179

34.3

Married

308

59.0

Divorced

19

3.6

Widowed

16

3.1

Educational level (n = 525)

Write and read only

24

4.6

Primary education (1–8)

53

10.2

Secondary education (9–12)

97

18.7

Diploma and above

346

66.5

monthly income (ETB) (n = 525)

< 1000

14.3

18.2

1000–2250

32.3

41.1

2251–3300

9.2

11.7

≥ 3301

22.8

29.0