Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents in south Gondar zone, northwest Ethiopia, 2018
Variable | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 18–25 | 203 | 27.8% |
26–40 | 294 | 40.2% | |
 >  = 41 | 234 | 32.0% | |
Sex | Male | 386 | 52.8% |
Female | 345 | 47.2% | |
Ethnicity | Amhara | 719 | 98.4% |
other | 12 | 1.6% | |
Educational status | Unable to read and write | 98 | 13.4% |
1–8 grade | 203 | 27.8% | |
9–12 grade | 268 | 36.7% | |
Diploma & above | 162 | 22.1% | |
Religion | Orthodox | 693 | 94.8% |
Muslim | 38 | 5.2% | |
Marital status | Single | 262 | 35.8% |
Married &living together | 400 | 54.7% | |
Separated | 20 | 2.7% | |
Divorced | 30 | 4.1% | |
Widowed | 19 | 2.6% | |
Residence | Rural | 361 | 49.4% |
Urban | 538 | 50.6% | |
Employment status | Non-employed | 193 | 26.4% |
Employed | 342 | 73.6% |