Age: mean (±SD) | 26.45 (±4.27) | 26.05 (4.34) | 26.36 (4.56) | 26.33 (4.36) |
Residence | | | | |
Urban | 403 (52.0) | 190 (24.5) | 178 (23.0) | 771 (99.5) |
Rural | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.5) | 4 (0.5) |
Ethnicity | | | | |
Amhara | 403 (52.0) | 189 (24.4) | 182 (23.5) | 774 (99.9) |
Tigre | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) |
Religion | | | | |
Orthodox | 396 (51.1) | 179 (23.1) | 167 (21.5) | 742 (95.7) |
Muslim | 5 (0.6) | 11 (1.4) | 14 (1.8) | 30 (3.9) |
Protestant | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 3 (0.4) |
Education status | | | | |
Illiterate/read and write | 25 (3.2) | 19 (2.5) | 21 (2.7) | 65 (8.4) |
Grades 1–8 (primary school) | 67 (8.6) | 42 (5.4) | 27 (3.5) | 136 (17.5) |
Grades 9–12 (secondary school) | 113 (14.6) | 49 (6.3) | 57 (7.4) | 219 (28.3) |
Certificate/diploma | 115 (14.8) | 52 (6.7) | 50 (6.5) | 217 (28.0) |
Degree and higher | 83 (10.7) | 28 (3.6) | 27 (3.5) | 138 (17.8) |
Occupation | | | | |
Government employed | 124 (16.0) | 45 (5.8) | 61 (7.9) | 230 (29.7) |
Merchant/student | 79 (10.2) | 27 (3.5) | 39 (5.0) | 145 (18.7) |
Housewife | 179 (23.1) | 111 (14.3) | 77 (9.9) | 367 (47.4) |
Farmer/daily labourer | 21 (2.7) | 7 (0.9) | 5 (0.6) | 33 (4.3) |
Marital status | | | | |
Married | 398 (51.4) | 185 (23.9) | 179 (23.1) | 762 (98.3) |
Single/widowed/divorced | 5 (0.6) | 5 (0.6) | 3 (0.4) | 13 (1.7) |
Monthly expenditure | | | | |
≤3000 Ethiopian currency | 141 (18.2) | 26 (3.4) | 39 (5.0) | 206 (26.6) |
3001–4000 Ethiopian currency | 91 (11.7) | 59 (7.6) | 42 (5.4) | 192 (24.8) |
≥4001 Ethiopian currency | 171 (22.1) | 105 (13.5) | 101 (13.0) | 377 (48.6) |