Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of Feresbet district residents, December 1st, 2016 to February 1st, 2017 (n = 952)
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | 18–24 | 277 | 29.1 |
25–44 | 343 | 36.0 | |
45–64 | 186 | 19.5 | |
> = 65 | 146 | 15.3 | |
Sex | Male | 407 | 42.8 |
Female | 545 | 57.2 | |
Marital status | Married | 327 | 34.3 |
Single | 347 | 36.4 | |
Separated | 93 | 9.8 | |
Divorced | 79 | 8.3 | |
Widowed | 106 | 11.1 | |
Educational level | Unable to read and write | 164 | 17.2 |
Able to read and write | 139 | 14.6 | |
Primary | 185 | 19.4 | |
Secondary | 255 | 26.8 | |
Diploma and above | 209 | 22.0 | |
Occupation | Government employed | 215 | 22.6 |
Unemployed | 164 | 17.2 | |
Private business | 184 | 19.3 | |
Daily laborer | 49 | 5.1 | |
Homemakers | 194 | 20.4 | |
Student | 110 | 11.6 | |
Othersa | 36 | 3.8 | |
Family system | Nuclear | 771 | 81.0 |
Extended | 181 | 19.0 |