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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of adults (25–64 years) in Dire Dawa city, eastern Ethiopia, 2017

From: Level of physical activity among urban adults and the socio-demographic correlates: a population-based cross-sectional study using the global physical activity questionnaire

Variables

 

Frequency, n = 872

Percent (%)

Age, mean (SD)

40.4 (13.0)

  

Age

25–29

231

26.5

30–44

326

37.4

45–54

124

14.2

55–64

191

21.9

Sex

Male

285

32.7

Female

587

67.3

Education

No formal education

125

14.3

Primary (1–8 grade)

327

37.5

Secondary (9–12 grade)

316

36.2

College diploma and above

104

11.9

Marital status

Currently married

582

66.7

Never married

173

19.8

Divorced/Widower

117

13.4

Ethnicity

Oromo

302

34.6

Amhara

428

49.1

Othersa

142

16.3

Occupation

Employed office work

234

26.8

Merchant

134

15.4

Unemployed

396

45.4

Others§

108

12.4

  1. aEthio-Somali, Harari, Tigraway, Guraghe, Wolayta, Silte, Afar; §housewife, pensioner, janitor, and daily laborer; SD = standard deviation
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