Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Black Lion Hospital, 2018 (n = 224)
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 131 | 58.5 |
Female | 93 | 41.5 |
Age in years | ||
18–30 | 81 | 36.2 |
31–40 | 53 | 23.6 |
> 40 | 90 | 40.2 |
Residency | ||
Urban | 135 | 60.3 |
Rural | 89 | 39.7 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 62 | 27.7 |
Married | 133 | 59.4 |
Separated/divorced | 20 | 8.9 |
Widowed | 9 | 4.0 |
Educational status | ||
No formal education | 46 | 20.5 |
Primary school | 47 | 21.0 |
Secondary school | 87 | 38.8 |
Tertiary school and above | 44 | 19.6 |
Occupation | ||
Civil servant | 55 | 24.6 |
Private employee | 29 | 12.9 |
Own business | 47 | 21.0 |
Farmer | 25 | 11.2 |
Daily laborer | 15 | 6.7 |
Unemployed | 53 | 23.7 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 107 | 47.8 |
Protestant | 52 | 23.2 |
Muslim | 47 | 21.0 |
Catholic | 18 | 8.0 |
Ethnicity | ||
Oromo | 68 | 30.4 |
Amhara | 74 | 33.0 |
Gurage | 53 | 23.7 |
Tigre | 22 | 9.8 |
Othersa | 7 | 3.1 |
Average monthly income | ||
≤ 4500 ETB | 113 | 50.4 |
> 4500 ETB | 111 | 49.6 |