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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of Background information of participants in the quantitative study (N = 102)

From: What constitutes problematic khat use? An exploratory mixed methods study in Ethiopia

Characteristics

 

Number

Percent

Age

15–24

24

23.5

25–34

45

44.1

35 and above

31

30.4

Sex

Male

80

78.4

Female

22

21.6

Religion

Orthodox

66

64.7

Muslim

24

23.5

Protestant

10

9.8

Othera

2

2.0

Marital status

Single

71

69.6

Married

24

23.5

Divorced

6

5.9

Othera

1

1.0

Living arrangement

With parents or other

60

58.8

Relatives

  

With partner

15

14.7

Alone

26

25.5

Otherb

1

1.0

Relative Wealth

Low

38

37.3

Medium

54

52.9

High

8

7.8

Ethnicity

Oromo

17

16.7

Amhara

41

40.2

Guragie

18

17.6

Tigria

13

12.7

Othersd

8

8.8

Employment

Private business

20

19.6

Student

12

11.8

Employed

48

47.1

Daily laborer

6

5.9

Jobless

5

4.9

Petty trade

9

8.8

Otherc

2

2.0

Total

 

102

100

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