Variables Frequency (%)
Age in years:  
15---24 198 (27.1)
25---34 338 (46.3)
35---49 194 (26.6)
Religion:  
Orthodox 705 (96.6)
Others 25 (3.4)
Marital status:  
Single 18 (2.5)
Married 640 (87.7)
Divorced 68 (9.3)
Widowed 4 (0.5)
Ethnicity:  
Amhara 710 (97.3)
Others 20 (2.7)
Educational status:  
Can’t read and write 491 (67.3)
Read –write 101 (13.8)
Primary school (1-8 and above) 138 (18.9)
Occupation:  
Farmer 710 (97.3)
Others 20 (2.8)
Income per month:  
Less than 555 birr 258 (35.3)
556-1233 birr 343 (47)
More than 1233 birr 125 (17.1)
Unknown 4 (0.5)
Family size:  
One to two 33 (4.5)
Three to four 383 (52.5)
Five to six 187 (25.6)
Seven and above 127 (17.4)
Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents in Goncha Siso-Enessie District, Ethiopia, 2012 (N=730).