Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents, Bale zone, Oromia region, South-East Ethiopia, May, 2014
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age of respondent | ||
15-20 | 101 | 16.3 |
20-25 | 163 | 26.3 |
26-30 | 128 | 20.7 |
31-35 | 57 | 9.2 |
36-49 | 170 | 27.5 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 6 | 1 |
Married | 574 | 92.7 |
Divorced | 25 | 4 |
Widowed | 14 | 2.3 |
Religion | ||
Muslim | 366 | 59.1 |
Orthodox | 226 | 36.5 |
Protestant | 27 | 4.4 |
Ethnicity | ||
Oromo | 540 | 87.2 |
Amhara | 79 | 12.8 |
Respondents’ educational status | ||
Unable to read and write | 229 | 37 |
Read and write | 9 | 1.5 |
10 education | 233 | 37.6 |
20 and above education | 148 | 23.9 |
Husband education | ||
Unable to read and write | 129 | 22.5 |
Read and write | 25 | 4.4 |
10 education | 206 | 35.9 |
20 and above education | 214 | 37.3 |
Respondents’ occupation | ||
House wife | 448 | 72.4 |
Gov Employee | 33 | 5.3 |
Self employee | 10 | 1.6 |
Farmer | 24 | 3.9 |
Merchant | 84 | 13.6 |
*Other | 20 | 3.2 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 129 | 20.8 |
Urban | 490 | 79.2 |