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Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of subjects included in nutrition survey, Gondar, Ethiopia, 2005

From: Nutritional status and dietary intake of urban residents in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Parameter

Total

Male

Female

 

(n = 356)

(n = 101)

(n = 255)

Age in year

   

 18–24

61 (17.1)

13 (12.9)

48 (18.8)

 25–34

100 (28.1)

23 (22.8)

77 (30.2)

 35–44

95 (26.7)

25 (24.8)

70 (27.5)

 45–54

57 (16.0)

21 (20.8)

36 (14.1)

 55–64

29 (8.1)

12 (11.9)

17 (6.7)

 >65

14 (3.9)

7 (6.9)

7 (2.7)

Religion

   

 Christian

321 (90.2)

90 (89.1)

231 (90.6)

 Muslim

31 (8.7)

10 (9.9)

21 (8.2)

 Other

4 (1.1)

1 (1.0)

3 (1.2)

Marital status

   

 Married

203 (57.0)

78 (77.2)

125 (49.0)

 Never married

86 (24.2)

20 (19.8)

66 (25.9)

 Divorced, widowed, separated

67 (18.8)

3 (3.0)

64 (25.1)

Occupation

   

 House wife

96 (27.0)

-

96 (37.6)

 Government employee

114 (32.0)

55 (54.5)

59 (23.1)

 Daily laborer

44 (12.4)

15 (14.9)

29 (11.4)

Other

102 (28.7)

31 (30.7)

71 (27.8)

Educational status

   

 No

49 (13.8)

3 (3.0)

46 (18.0)

 Primary

93 (26.1)

23 (22.8)

70 (27.5)

 Secondary

154 (43.3)

37 (36.6)

117 (45.9)

 Tertiary

60 (16.8)

38 (37.6)

22 (8.6)

Monthly income in Birr

   

 Mean ± SD

663.9 ± 522.8

807.1 ± 568.6

607.2 ± 493.4

Range

20.0 – 2872.0

60.0-2500.0

20.0-2872.0

<250

86 (24.2)

  

251–500

101 (28.4)

  

501–1000

100 (28.1)

  

>1000

69 (19.4)

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