Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | 20 and below | 13 | 4.6 |
21–30 | 32 | 11.4 | |
31–40 | 60 | 21.5 | |
41–50 | 54 | 19.3 | |
51 and above | 121 | 43.2 | |
Gender | Male | 111 | 39.6 |
Female | 169 | 60.4 | |
Religion | Adventist | 13 | 4.6 |
Orthodox | 78 | 27.9 | |
Protestant | 189 | 67.5 | |
Ethnicity | Amhara | 15 | 5.4 |
Gamo | 263 | 93.9 | |
Wolayta | 2 | 0.7 | |
Educational background | No formal education | 180 | 64.3 |
Primary education (grade 1–8) | 88 | 31.4 | |
Secondary and above | 12 | 4.3 | |
Marital status | Divorced | 2 | 0.7 |
Married | 218 | 77.9 | |
Single | 30 | 10.7 | |
Widowed | 30 | 10.7 | |
Occupation | Farmer | 105 | 37.5 |
Housewife | 139 | 49.6 | |
Student | 23 | 8.2 | |
Others* | 13 | 4.7 | |
Wealth index | Lowest | 61 | 21.8 |
Second | 54 | 19.3 | |
Middle | 97 | 34.6 | |
Fourth | 17 | 6.1 | |
Highest | 51 | 18.2 |