Table 1 Sociodemographic status of the respondents (n = 350)
Variables Category | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 245(70%) |
Female | 110(30%) | |
Residence | Urban | 131(37.4%) |
Rural | 219(62.6%) | |
Educational Status | Illiterate | 132(37.7%) |
Elementary | 83(23.7%) | |
High school | 60(17.1%) | |
Preparatory | 50(14.3%) | |
Above diploma | 25(7.2%) | |
Occupation | Teacher | 23(6.6%) |
Student | 85(24.3%) | |
Farmer | 200(57.1%) | |
Other | 42(12%) | |
Marital status | Single | 220(62.9%) |
Married | 110(31.4%) | |
Divorced | 20(5.7%) | |
Monthly income (in Birr/US dollars) | Below 500 birr/$8.33 | 30(8.6%) |
500–999 birr/$8.33-$16.65 | 170(48.6%) | |
1000–3000/$16.67- $50 | 98(28%) | |
3001–5000/$ 50.02-$83.33 | 22(6.3%) | |
5001–8000/$ 83.35-$133.33 | 10(2.8%) | |
9000/$150 and above | 20(5.7%) | |