Table 1 Sample characteristics, by current occupation of the respondent
From: Factors associated with depression among young female migrants in Ethiopia
Not working (n = 1,607) | Domestic workers (n = 1,141) | Commercial sex workers (n = 796) | Waitress/ Bar workers (n = 510) | Other occupations (n = 441) | All urban migrants (n = 4,495) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean) | 20.5 | 19.3 | 20.8 | 20.0 | 20.4 | 20.2 |
Religion | ||||||
Orthodox Christian | 39.4 | 59.5 | 67.2 | 68.7 | 53.4 | 54.1 |
Muslim | 50.6 | 31.3 | 22.2 | 21.0 | 33.2 | 35.6 |
Other | 10.0 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 13.4 | 10.3 |
Years of education (mean) Educational attainment | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
None | 22.2 | 26.1 | 28.8 | 12.9 | 26.8 | 23.7 |
1 to 4 years | 28.1 | 32.0 | 19.2 | 20.6 | 24.9 | 26.3 |
5 to 8 years | 44.3 | 39.2 | 48.5 | 59.0 | 42.0 | 45.2 |
9 + years | 5.4 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 4.8 |
Number of living parents | ||||||
None | 8.9 | 4.9 | 17.3 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 9.1 |
One parent | 27.9 | 25.1 | 31.1 | 24.4 | 32.0 | 27.8 |
Two parents | 63.2 | 70.0 | 51.6 | 68.1 | 60.0 | 63.1 |
Live with parent(s) | 5.0 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.4 |
Marital status | ||||||
Never married | 20.0 | 79.1 | 69.6 | 71.5 | 47.6 | 52.3 |
Currently married | 76.2 | 11.4 | 5.5 | 17.3 | 41.7 | 37.2 |
Formerly married | 3.8 | 9.5 | 24.8 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 10.5 |
Migrated before age 15 | 44.1 | 34.1 | 31.7 | 31.9 | 46.9 | 38.3 |
Migrated alone | 29.7 | 35.0 | 59.6 | 50.3 | 37.6 | 39.5 |
Asset ownership | ||||||
Owns mobile phone | 62.9 | 53.4 | 70.5 | 77.3 | 77.1 | 64.8 |
Owns a blanket | 67.1 | 42.6 | 55.7 | 58.2 | 64.9 | 57.6 |
Owns bed | 22.2 | 6.7 | 23.2 | 18.8 | 22.7 | 18.1 |
Owns a radio | 16.2 | 3.9 | 15.5 | 13.5 | 14.3 | 12.5 |
Percent with 2 + assets (above) | 53.0 | 25.1 | 51.2 | 53.3 | 56.9 | 46.1 |