| Variables |
Variable Category |
Number (%) |
| Is respondent head of household |
Yes |
685(90.6) |
| |
No |
71(9.4) |
| Sex of respondents |
Male |
465(61.5) |
| |
Female |
291 (38.5) |
| Age (n=756) |
Below mean (<50.48) |
402 (53.2) |
| Above mean (>50.48) |
354 (46.8) |
| Marital status (n=756) |
Single |
45(6.0) |
| Married |
550(72.8) |
| Separated |
59(7.8) |
| Widowed |
102(13.5) |
| Head of household (n=685) |
Father |
434(63.4) |
| Mother |
251(36.6) |
| Educational status of husband
(n=434) |
Illiterate |
217(50) |
| Read & write |
83 (19.1) |
| Informal or religious school |
32(7.4) |
| Primary & above |
102(23.5) |
| Educational status of wife
(n=251) |
Illiterate |
198(78.9) |
| Read & write |
27(10.8) |
| Informal or religious school |
1(.4) |
| Primary & above |
25(10) |
| Husband occupation (n=434) |
Farming and cattle rearing |
377(86.9) |
| Petty trader |
36(8.3) |
| Formal employer(monthly salary) |
10(2.3) |
| Daily laborer |
9(2.1) |
| Other |
2(.5) |
| Wife occupation (n=251) |
House wife |
199(79.3) |
| Cattle rearing |
39(15.5) |
| Petty trader(business) |
6(2.4) |
| Formal employer(monthly salary) |
7(2.8) |
| Monthly Income in Ethiopian birr (n=756) |
Low (<250) |
48(6.3) |
| Medium(250-500) |
378(50) |
| High(500-750) |
196(25.9) |
| Very high(>750) |
134(17.7) |
| Children in the household
(n=756) |
No school age children |
42(5.6) |
| Not attending formal education |
48(6.3) |
| Some, but not all school age children attend |
452(59.3) |
| Attending formal education |
214(28.3) |
| Family size |
Below average(<5.24) |
418(55.3) |
| Above average(>5.24) |
338(44.7) |
