Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, Bahir Dar Zuria district, May 2012 (n = 608)
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Family size | ||
≥5 | 479 | 78.8 |
<5 | 129 | 21.2 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 539 | 88.7 |
Divorced | 38 | 6.2 |
Widowed | 31 | 5.1 |
Head of household | ||
Father | 539 | 88.7 |
Mother | 69 | 11.3 |
Fathers’ occupational status | ||
Farmer | 593 | 97.6 |
Daily Labor | 15 | 2.4 |
Children in HHs | ||
Not Attending formal education | 254 | 41.8 |
Attending formal education | 354 | 58.2 |
Income | ||
<5000 Et. Birr per year | 167 | 27.5 |
≥5000 Et. Birr per year | 441 | 72.5 |