Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants in Arbaminch town, southern Ethiopia, 2023
Variables (n = 414) | Frequency | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 30–39 | 298 | 72% |
40–49 | 116 | 28% | |
Ethnicity | Gamo | 195 | 47.1% |
Goffa | 84 | 20.3% | |
Amhara | 23 | 5.6% | |
Wolaita | 56 | 13.5% | |
Konso | 38 | 9.2% | |
Others | 18 | 4.3% | |
Religion | Orthodox | 182 | 44% |
Muslim | 46 | 11.1% | |
Protestant | 136 | 32.9% | |
Catholic | 18 | 4.3% | |
Occupation | House wife | 139 | 33.6% |
Merchant | 130 | 31.4% | |
Gov’t employee | 69 | 16.7% | |
Private employee | 50 | 12.1% | |
Student | 26 | 6.3% | |
Marital status | Married | 347 | 83.8% |
Widowed | 24 | 5.8% | |
Divorced | 18 | 4.3% | |
Single | 25 | 6.1% | |
Educational status | No formal education | 228 | 55.1% |
Primary school | 52 | 12.6% | |
Secondary school | 60 | 14.5% | |
College and above | 74 | 17.9% | |