Variable | Frequency N = 427 (%) |
---|---|
Religion | |
Orthodox Christian | 202 (47.3) |
Muslim | 131 (30.7) |
Catholic | 40 (9.4) |
Protestant | 36 (8.4) |
Traditional | 18 (4.2) |
Ethnicity | |
Amhara | 266 (62.3%) |
Hadya | 44 (10.3%) |
Oromo | 43 (10.1%) |
Agew | 33 (7.7%) |
Kembata | 24 (5.6%) |
Others (Welayta, Tigrian and Gumez) | 17 (4%) |
Occupation | |
Farmer | 183 (42.9%) |
House wife | 177 (41.5%) |
Government employee | 28 (6.6%) |
Others (student, daily laborer, merchant, and private employee) | 39 (9.0%) |
Husband’s educational status (n = 381) | |
Unable to read and write | 161 (42.3%) |
Primary | 111 (29.1%) |
Secondary | 54 (14.2%) |
College or University | 55 (14.4%) |