Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in Benishangul-Gumuz regional state, Mandura Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018
Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex of respondents | Female | 869 | 54.7 |
Male | 719 | 45.3 | |
Age of respondents | 18–24 | 173 | 10.9 |
25–34 | 482 | 30.4 | |
35–44 | 342 | 21.5 | |
45 and above | 591 | 37.2 | |
Marital status of the respondents | Divorced | 5 | 0.3 |
Married | 1525 | 96.1 | |
Single | 51 | 3.2 | |
Widowed | 6 | 0.4 | |
Educational status of respondents | Un able read and write | 863 | 54.3 |
Able to read and write without formal education | 500 | 31.5 | |
Primary | 153 | 9.6 | |
Secondary | 72 | 4.5 | |
Religion | Catholic | 613 | 38.6 |
Muslim | 308 | 19.4 | |
Orthodox | 499 | 31.4 | |
Protestant | 112 | 7.1 | |
Traditional | 56 | 3.5 | |
Occupation of the respondents | Farmer | 709 | 44.6 |
Gov/NGO | 88 | 5.5 | |
House wife | 725 | 45.7 | |
Merchant | 66 | 4.2 | |
Income monthly Pocket Money (Ethiopian Birr) | <=100 | 360 | 22.7 |
100–299 | 594 | 37.4 | |
300–499 | 504 | 31.7 | |
500–999 | 115 | 7.2 | |
> = 1000 | 15 | 0.9 | |