Table 1 Socio demographic characteristic of respondents, west Arsi zone, Ethiopia, 2020. (n = 634)
From: Perceived risk of COVID-19 pandemic on crop production: an implication for food security in Ethiopia
Characteristics | No. | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age of respondents | ||
16–26 | 171 | 27 |
27–36 | 259 | 40.9 |
37–46 | 138 | 21.8 |
47–56 | 44 | 6.9 |
>=57 | 22 | 3.5 |
Sex of respondents | ||
male | 308 | 48.6 |
Female | 326 | 51.4 |
Ethnicity | ||
oromo | 594 | 93.7 |
Amahara | 22 | 3.5 |
Gurage | 8 | 1.3 |
Wolayita and other | 10 | 1.57 |
Address | ||
urban | 463 | 73 |
Rural | 171 | 27 |
Marital Status of the respondent | ||
Single | 36 | 5.7 |
Married | 44 | 6.9 |
Separated/divorced | 538 | 84.9 |
Widowed | 16 | 2.5 |
Education status of House Hold head | ||
No education | 61 | 9.6 |
Primary(1–8) | 192 | 30.3 |
Secondary (9–12) | 158 | 24.9 |
diploma/Degree | 223 | 35.2 |
Educational level of wife | ||
No formal education | 132 | 20.8 |
Primary school(1–8) | 233 | 36.8 |
Secondary school(9–12) | 152 | 24 |
Diploma /Degree and above | 117 | 18.4 |
Occupation status of household head | ||
Permanent employee | 173 | 27.3 |
Temporary employee | 32 | 5 |
No work | 19 | 3 |
Pension | 151 | 23.8 |
Farmer | 259 | 40.9 |
Religion of the farmer | ||
Muslim | 500 | 78.9 |
orthodox | 55 | 8.7 |
Protestant | 74 | 11.7 |
other | 5 | 0.8 |
Family size | ||
< 5 member | 391 | 61.7 |
> 5 member | 243 | 38.3 |
Land owner ship in hector | ||
no land | 282 | 44.5 |
< 2 hector | 276 | 43.5 |
2–4 hector | 43 | 6.8 |
>= 4 hector | 33 | 5.2 |
Owner ship of house | ||
no | 146 | 23 |
yes | 488 | 77 |
water source | ||
protected( pipe, bono) | 570 | 89.9 |
Not protected (spring, river) | 64 | 10.1 |
Wealth index quintile | ||
Lowest | 2 | 0.3 |
Second | 120 | 18.9 |
Middle | 462 | 72.7 |
Fourth | 47 | 7.7 |
Highest | 1 | 0.2 |