Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of adults in Yirgalem town at Sidama national regional state, Southern Ethiopia, 2020
Variables | Category | No. | (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex of respondent | Male | 258 | (44.0) |
Female | 328 | (56.0) | |
Age (years) | 18–29 | 229 | (39.1) |
30–39 | 261 | (44.5) | |
40–49 | 51 | (8.7) | |
50 & above | 45 | (7.7) | |
Residence | Urban | 383 | (65.4) |
Rural | 203 | (34.6) | |
Marital status | Single | 98 | (16.7) |
Married | 454 | (77.5) | |
Divorced | 30 | (5.1) | |
Widowed | 4 | (.7) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 73 | (12.5) |
Muslim | 69 | (11.8) | |
Protestant | 400 | (68.3) | |
Catholic | 33 | (5.6) | |
Others | 11 | (1.9) | |
Educational status | No formal education | 105 | (17.9) |
Primary education | 260 | (44.4) | |
Secondary education | 153 | (26.1) | |
College and above | 68 | (11.6) | |
Occupational status | Employed | 134 | (22.9) |
Merchant | 196 | (33.4) | |
Farmer | 256 | (43.7) | |
Household monthly income | ≤ 27.58$ | 189 | (32.3) |
27.61–87.80$ | 201 | (34.3) | |
> 87.80$ | 196 | (33.4) |