Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants, Borena zone, Oromia Regional State, Southern Ethiopia, 2015
Characteristics of respondents | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age category | Mean ± SD age (years) | 42.24 ± 16.2 | |
<25 | 81 | 12.8 | |
25–30 | 99 | 15.6 | |
31–35 | 75 | 11.8 | |
36–40 | 112 | 17.7 | |
41–45 | 62 | 9.8 | |
46–50 | 65 | 10.3 | |
>50 | 140 | 22.1 | |
Sex | Male | 414 | 65.3 |
Female | 220 | 34.7 | |
Religion | Wakefata | 399 | 62.9 |
Muslim | 162 | 25.6 | |
Christian | 73 | 11.5 | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 630 | 99.4 |
Othersa | 4 | .6 | |
Educational level | Cannot read and write | 502 | 79.2 |
Read and write but no formal education | 108 | 17.0 | |
At least primary | 24 | 3.8 | |
Current marital status | Single | 41 | 6.5 |
Married | 542 | 85.5 | |
Divorced | 26 | 4.1 | |
Widowed | 25 | 3.9 | |
Occupation | Pastoralist | 490 | 77.3 |
Othersb | 144 | 22.7 | |
Income category | 0–150 | 269 | 42.4 |
151–650 | 291 | 45.9 | |
651–1400 | 69 | 10.9 | |
1401–2350 | 5 | .8 | |