Small scale water treatment practice and associated factors at Burie Zuria Woreda Rural Households, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015: cross sectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents on small scale water treatment practice and associated factor at house hold level at Burie zuria woreda rural HHs, west Gojjam zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2015 (N = 797)

Variable	Category	Frequency	%
Sex	Male	597	74.9
Sex	Female	200	25.1
Age	18–30 years	75	9.4
	31–45 years	348	43.7
	46–65 years	355	44.5
	>65 years	19	2.4
Educational status	Illiterate	281	35.3
Educational status	Literate	516	64.7
Religion	Orthodox	791	99.2
Religion	Muslim	6	0.8
Marital status	Married	652	81.8
	Single	54	6.8
	Divorced	54	6.8
	Widowed	37	4.6
Occupational status	Farmer	737	92.5
	Daily labourer	31	3.9
	Merchant	29	3.6
Number of individuals in the family	1	31	3.9
	2–4	235	29.5
	≥5	531	66.6
Head of a household	Father	647	81.2
Head of a household	Mother	150	18.8
Monthly income	≤500 ETB	4	0.5
	501–999 ETB	387	48.6
	≥1000 ETB	406	50.9

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