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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of instructors, Jimma University, Southwest Ethiopia, 2018

From: Predictors of substance use among Jimma University instructors, Southwest Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percent (%)

Substance use

Yes n (%)

No n (%)

Sex

Male

276

83.9

197 (87.6%)

79 (76.0%)

Female

53

16.1

28 (12.4%)

25 (24.0%)

Age

<=24

56

17.0

27 (12.0%)

29 (27.9%)

25–29

146

44.4

99 (44.0%)

47 (45.2%)

30–34

72

21.9

59 (26.2%)

13 (12.5%)

35–39

24

7.3

15 (6.7%)

9 (8.7%)

40–44

18

5.5

14 (6.2%)

4 (3.8%)

> = 45

13

4.0

11 (4.9%)

2 (1.9%)

Marital status

Single

187

56.8

121 (53.8%)

66 (63.5%)

Ever Married

142

43.1

104 (46.2%)

38 (36.5%)

Living arrangement

Live alone

164

49.8

101 (44.9%)

63 (60.6%)

Live with friends

39

11.9

26 (11.6%)

13 (12.5%)

Live with family

126

38.3

98 (43.6%)

28 (26.9%)

Educational status

Diploma

9

2.7

6 (2.7%)

3 (2.9%)

First degree

102

31.0

61 (27.1%)

41 (39.4%)

Second degree

197

59.9

142 (63.1%)

55 (52.9%)

Third degree and above

21

6.4

16 (7.1%)

5 (4.8%)

Religion

Orthodox

169

51.4

133 (59.1%)

36 (34.6%)

Muslim

65

19.8

50 (22.2%)

15 (14.4%)

Protestant

81

24.6

31 (13.8%)

50 (48.1%)

Catholic

2

.6

2 (0.9%)

0 (0.0%)

Others

12

3.6

9 (4.0%)

3 (2.9%)

Frequency of visiting worshiping place

Never

32

9.7

16 (7.1%)

16 (15.4%)

A few times a year

81

24.6

57 (25.3%)

24 (23.1%)

Once or twice a month

48

14.6

37 (16.4%)

11 (10.6%)

Every week

109

33.1

72 (32.0%)

37 (35.6%)

Every day

59

17.9

43 (19.1%)

16 (15.4%)

Childhood residence

Rural

94

28.6

57 (25.3%)

37 (35.6%)

Small town

146

44.4

105 (46.7%)

41 (39.4%)

Urban

89

27.1

63 (28.0%)

26 (25.0%)