Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents at an ophthalmic outreach site in southwestern Ethiopia, 2009.
From: Glaucoma awareness among people attending ophthalmic outreach services in Southwestern Ethiopia
Sociodemographic characteristics | no (%) [N = 340] |
|---|---|
Age group (years) | Â |
   40-49 | 120(35.3) |
   50-59 | 105(30.9) |
   60-69 | 76(22.3) |
   70-79 | 32(9.4) |
   ≥80 | 7(2.1) |
Gender | Â |
   Male | 237 (69.7) |
   Female | 103 (30.3) |
Marital Status | Â |
   Married | 323(95.0) |
   Single | 9(2.6) |
   Widow | 8(2.4) |
Religion | Â |
   Muslim | 203(59.7) |
   Christian | 137(40.3) |
Education | Â |
   Illiterate | 146(42.9) |
   Read and write only | 67(19.7) |
   1-4 grade completed | 31(9.1) |
   5-8 grade completed | 39(11.5) |
   9-12 grade completed | 30(8.8) |
   Collage education | 27(8.0) |
Occupation | Â |
   Farmer | 128(37.6) |
   Housewife | 74(21.8) |
   Govt/nongov't employeea | 68(20.0) |
   Merchant | 32(9.4) |
   Daily laborer | 13(3.8) |
   None/dependent on family | 19(5.6) |
   Othersb | 6(1.8) |