Table 1 Socio-demographic characterstics of the respondents, central zone of Tigray, North Ethiopia, 2015
Variables | Frequency (N) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–24 | 249 | 60.9 |
25–34 | 119 | 29.1 |
35+ | 41 | 10 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 295 | 72.1 |
Rural | 114 | 27.9 |
Ethnicity | ||
Tigray | 374 | 91.4 |
Amhara | 30 | 7.3 |
Others | 5 | 1.2 |
Education | ||
Can not read and write | 78 | 19.1 |
Can only read and write | 33 | 8.1 |
94 | 23.0 | |
136 | 33.3 | |
College and higher | 68 | 16.6 |
Occupation | ||
House wife | 140 | 34.2 |
Student | 129 | 31.5 |
Employed | 74 | 18.1 |
Un employed | 26 | 6.4 |
Commercial sex worker | 21 | 5.1 |
Trader | 19 | 4.6 |
Marital status | ||
Married or living together | 178 | 43.5 |
Single | 188 | 46.0 |
Divorced and Widowed | 43 | 11.0 |
Monthly income | ||
≤ $15 | 167 | 40.8 |
$16–26 | 172 | 42.1 |
$27–55 | 51 | 12.5 |
> $55 | 19 | 4.6 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 360 | 88.0 |
Muslim | 35 | 8.6 |
Others (Protestant & Catholic) | 14 | 3.4 |
Family size | ||
1–4 | 345 | 84.4 |
5 and above | 64 | 15.6 |