Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of ASPDin Dessie city correctional center, Dessie, Northeast, Ethiopia, 2020 (N = 320)

Sex

Male

281

87.8

Female

39

12.2

Age

18–24

62

19.4

25–34

146

45.6

35–44

73

22.8

45–54

24

7.5

55–64

9

2.8

> = 65

6

1.9

Marital status

Single

126

39.4

Married

194

60.6

Ethnicity

Amhara

285

89.1

Tigray

19

5.9

Oromo

10

3.1

Others^a

6

1.9

Religion

Orthodox

123

38.4

Muslim

168

52.5

Protestant

18

5.6

Catholic

11

3.4

Educational status

Illiterate

57

17.8

1–8

90

28.1

9–12

117

36.6

Diploma & above

56

17.5

Occupational status

Unemployed

85

26.6

Governmental employed

56

17.5

Non-Governmental employed

23

7.2

Farmer

98

30.6

Merchant

50

15.2

Others^b

8

2.5

Income

Less than 1199

94

29.4

1200–2000

85

26.6

Greater than 2000

141

44.1

Residence

Urban

174

54.4

Rural

146

45.6