Table 1 Showed Socio-Demographic characteristics of households from Dessie and Combolcha Town residents, June 2017
Variables (n = 500) | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Residents | ||
Dessie | 387 | 77.4 |
Combolcha | 113 | 22.6 |
Sex of respondents | ||
Female | 475 | 95.0 |
Male | 25 | 5.0 |
Household involved in food preparation | ||
Wife | 457 | 91.0 |
Husbands | 43 | 9.0 |
Age of respondents(in years) | ||
≤ 25 years | 148 | 29.6 |
26–34 years | 142 | 28.4 |
≥ 35 years | 210 | 42.0 |
Respondents educational Status | ||
Formal | 338 | 67.6 |
Informal | 162 | 32.4 |
Religion | ||
Muslim | 267 | 53.4 |
Orthodox | 217 | 43.4 |
Others | 16 | 3.2 |
Marital status of the respondents | ||
Married | 391 | 78.2 |
Single | 109 | 21.8 |
Respondents occupational status | ||
Housewife | 339 | 67.8 |
Farmer | 79 | 15.8 |
Private employee | 46 | 9.2 |
Government employee | 36 | 7.2 |
Households’ wealth Status | ||
First quintile | 106 | 21.2 |
Second quintile | 78 | 15.6 |
Third quintile | 108 | 21.6 |
Fourth quintile | 115 | 23.0 |
Fifth quintile | 93 | 18.6 |
Role of respondents regarding with food | ||
Preparation only | 106 | 21.2 |
Preparation and recruitments | 394 | 78.8 |