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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of study participants in Becho district, Oromiya region of Ethiopia, May 2015 (n = 1047)

From: The role of psychological factors in predicting latrine ownership and consistent latrine use in rural Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Number (%) who didn’t own latrine

Number (%) who own latrine

Sex

 Male

166 (58.7)

484 (63.4)

 Female

117 (41.3)

280 (36.6)

Marital status

 Married

240 (84.8)

683 (89.4)

 Single/Divorced/widowed/separated

43 (15.2)

81(10.6)

Education Status

 No education/informal education

193 (68.2)

416 (54.4)

 Primary education

77 (27.2)

284 (37.2)

 Secondary education and above

13(4.6)

64 (8.4)

Occupation

 Farmer

276 (97.5)

733 (95.9)

 Others

7 (2.5)

31 (4.1)

Age

  < 31

59 (20.8)

112 (14.7)

 31–50

147 (51.9)

420 (55)

 50+

77(27.2)

232 (30.4)

Family size

 1–6

205 (72.4)

455 (59.6)

 7–10

74 (26.1)

271 (35.5)

 10+

4 (1.4)

38 (5.0)